Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

The Court of Appeal of Nova Scotia uses the Royal Arms of the Queen in right of Nova Scotia, commonly called the Nova Scotia Coat of Arms, to represent the Queen as the font of justice being administered by the court.

The Court of Appeal for Nova Scotia (frequently referred to as Nova Scotia Court of Appeal or NSCA) is the highest appeal court in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. There are currently seven Justices and one Chief Justice. 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.

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.

Judges

Position	Name	Appointed	Nominated By
Chief Justice of Nova Scotia	J. Michael MacDonald	2005	Martin
Justice	Duncan R. Beveridge	2009	Harper
Justice	Peter M.S. Bryson	2010	Harper
Justice	David P.S. Farrar	2010	Harper
Justice	Joel E. Fichaud	2003	Chretien
Justice	M. Jill Hamilton	2001	Chretien
Justice	Linda L. Oland	2000	Chretien
Justice	Jamie W. S. Saunders	2000	Chretien

Past Judges

• Chief Justice Constance Glube (1998 - 2005)
• Justice Gerald Freeman (1998 - 2006)
• Justice Ronald Napier Pugsley (1993 - 2000)
• Justice David Ritchie Chipman (1987 - 2000)
• Justice J. Doane Hallett (? - 1997)
• Justice Thomas Cromwell (1997 - 2008)
• Justice Elizabeth Ann Roscoe (1992 - 2010)
• Justice Nancy J. Bateman (1995 - 2010)

External links

• Courts of Nova Scotia