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The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal is the court of appeal in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. There are nine Justices, one Chief Justice, and two supernumerary (semi-retired) Justices. The court sits in Halifax, which is the capital of Nova Scotia. Cases are heard by a panel of three judges and over the year they rule on roughly 250 cases.
[edit] Jurisdiction
The court derives its power from legislation of the Nova Scotia legislature, the Judicature Act. It hears appeals from the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, and various tribunals.
Only the Supreme Court of Canada has jurisdiction to hear appeals from decisions of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal; in practice this happens a few times a year.
[edit] Judges
| Position |
Name |
appointed |
| Chief Justice of Nova Scotia |
J. Michael MacDonald |
2005 |
| Justice |
Nancy Bateman |
|
| Justice |
Thomas Cromwell |
1997 |
| Justice |
Joel Fichaud |
|
| Justice |
Jill Hamilton |
|
| Justice |
Linda Oland |
2000 |
| Justice |
Elizabeth Roscoe |
|
| Justice |
Jamie Saunders |
2000 |
[edit] Past Judges
- Chief Justice Constance Glube (1998 - 2005)
- Justice Gerald Freeman
- Justice R.N. Pugsley (? - 2000)
- Justice D.R. Chipman (? - 2000)
- Justice J.D. Hallett (? - 1997)
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