Provincial Court of Nova Scotia

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The Provincial Court of Nova Scotia is the inferior court for the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. There are twenty-three Justices and one Chief Justice on the bench, who sit in one of 33 locations over the province.

The Justices are appointed by the province.

[edit] Jurisdiction

The court hears both civil and criminal cases. The criminal cases are typically summary offences.


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