Nova Scotia Judiciary

• Future of high-profile N.S. sexual assault case uncertain due to lack of judges

  Carrie Low, the victim in a high-profile sexual assault case, said the uncertainty about the upcoming trial has left her 'exhausted and frustrated.'

  Crime

  Jan 26, 2023
  
• Inquiry into deaths of Lionel Desmond and family to begin Monday

  The inquiry will determine the circumstances under which the deaths of Lionel Desmond, his mother, his wife and their daughter occurred.

  Canada

  Nov 14, 2019
  
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• Convicted murderer William Sandeson’s appeal hearing set for next year

  Sandeson, 26, was found guilty of first-degree murder in connection with the death of 22-year-old Taylor Samson in August 2015.

  Crime

  Jun 6, 2019
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• Eagle feathers now an option for legal affirmations in N.S. courts

  Indigenous people appearing in Nova Scotia courthouses now have the option to take legal affirmations with a sacred eagle feather.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2018
• Nova Scotia set to mark grand opening of Indigenous court

  The Nova Scotia Judiciary says the court in Cape Breton is the first of its kind in the province and among only a few in the country that incorporates Indigenous restorative justice traditions and customs

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2018
• 121 complaints dismissed against Nova Scotia judge who said ‘clearly, a drunk can consent’

  The review committee said the threshold for finding judicial misconduct is high and that after reviewing the trial transcript, it found no evidence of "impermissible reasoning or bias."

  Canada

  Apr 4, 2018
• Gender, diversity balance on Nova Scotia bench increased with 4 appointments

  Premier Stephen McNeil announced the appointments Friday of Rickcola Brinton, Amy Sakalauskas, Samuel Moreau and Rosalind Michie, bringing the number of full-time provincial and family court judges to 38, of which 18 are women and five are black.

  Canada

  Mar 31, 2017