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Nova Scotia Court Of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Nova Scotia (Nova Scotia Court of Appeal or NSCA) is the highest appeal court in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. There are currently 8 judicial seats including one assigned to the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. At any given time there may be one or more additional justices who sit as supernumerary justices. The court sits in Halifax, which is the capital of Nova Scotia. Cases are heard by a panel of three judges. They publish approximately 80 cases each year. History The Court of Appeal was established on 30 January 1993. From 1966 to 1993, appeals pursuant to Supreme Court cases were heard by the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court and, prior to 1966, by a panel of Supreme Court judges sitting ''en banc''. The Chief Justice of the Court of Appeal is the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. Prior to the establishment of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Justice was the Chief Justice of the Appeal Division (1966–1993) and, before 1966, of the Supreme Court. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of Nova Scotia
A coat typically is an outer clothing, garment for the upper body as worn by either gender for warmth or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front and closing by means of Button (clothing), buttons, zippers, Velcro, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a belt (clothing), belt, or a combination of some of these. Other possible features include Collar (clothing), collars, shoulder straps and hood (headgear), hoods. Etymology ''Coat'' is one of the earliest clothing category words in English language, English, attested as far back as the early Middle Ages. (''See also'' Clothing terminology.) The Oxford English Dictionary traces ''coat'' in its modern meaning to c. 1300, when it was written ''cote'' or ''cotte''. The word coat stems from Old French and then Latin ''cottus.'' It originates from the Proto-Indo-European language, Proto-Indo-European word for woolen clothes. An early use of ''coat'' in English is Mail (armour), coat of mail (chainmail), a tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Pemberton (Chief Justice)
Jeremy Pemberton (1741 – 14 July 1790) was an English barrister who served a Chief Justice of Nova Scotia from 1788 to 1789. Biography The grandson of Sir Francis Pemberton, briefly Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Jeremy Pemberton was born in Cambridgeshire in 1741. He was called to the Bar by Lincoln’s Inn in 1762. References * https://courts.ns.ca/history_of_courts/history_noframes/chiefjustices.htm * Sir Joseph A. Chisholm, “Three Chief Justices of Nova Scotia,” ''Nova Scotia Historical Society Collections'', vol. 28 (1949), pp. 148–58. {{DEFAULTSORT:Pemberton, Jeremy Colony of Nova Scotia judges 1741 births 1790 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander H
Alexander is a male given name. The most prominent bearer of the name is Alexander the Great, the king of the Ancient Greek kingdom of Macedonia (ancient kingdom), Macedonia who created one of the largest empires in ancient history. Variants listed here are Aleksandar, Aleksander and Aleksandr. Related names and diminutives include Iskandar, Alec, Alek, Alex, Alexandre (given name), Alexandre, Aleks (given name), Aleks, Aleksa (given name), Aleksa and Sander (name), Sander; feminine forms include Alexandra, Alexandria (given name), Alexandria, and Sasha (name), Sasha. Etymology The name ''Alexander'' originates from the (; 'defending men' or 'protector of men'). It is a compound of the verb (; 'to ward off, avert, defend') and the noun (, genetive, genitive: , ; meaning 'man'). It is an example of the widespread motif of Greek names expressing "battle-prowess", in this case the ability to withstand or push back an enemy shield wall, battle line. The earliest Attested langua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauchlin Daniel Currie
Lauchlin Daniel Currie (March 28, 1893 – February 4, 1969) was a lawyer, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Cape Breton East from 1933 to 1941 and Richmond from 1941 to 1949 in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly as a Liberal member. He was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, the son of Joseph Currie and Elizabeth Morrison. Currie was educated at Ste. Anne's College, St. Francis Xavier University and Dalhousie University. Currie was solicitor for the United Mine Workers in Glace Bay. He married Margaret Curry in 1923. He served in the province's Executive Council as Minister of Mines from 1940 to 1947, Attorney General from 1947 to 1949 and Minister of Public Welfare from 1948 to 1949. In 1949, he was named to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia The Nova Scotia Supreme Court is a superior court in the province of Nova Scotia. The Supreme Court consists of 25 judicial seats including the position of Chief Justice and Associate Chief Justice. At an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Lorimer Ilsley
James Lorimer Ilsley, (January 3, 1894 – January 14, 1967) was a Canadian politician and jurist. He was born in Somerset, Nova Scotia, the son of Randel Ilsley and Catherine Caldwell. Ilsley was educated at Acadia University and Dalhousie University and was admitted to the Nova Scotia bar in 1916. In 1919, he married Evelyn Smith. Ilsley practised law in Yarmouth and Halifax, Nova Scotia until he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the 1926 election. He survived the 1930 election that sent the Liberals into Opposition. When the party returned to power in the 1935 election, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King brought Ilsley into Cabinet as Minister of National Revenue. In 1940, he was promoted to Minister of Finance. He held that position for the duration of World War II during a period of massive expansion in expenditure due to the war effort. He was recognized for his service in 1946 when he was appointed to the Imperial Privy Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joseph Andrew Chisholm
Sir Joseph Andrew Chisholm (January 9, 1863 – January 22, 1950) was Mayor of Halifax and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Biography Born in St. Andrews, Nova Scotia to William and Flora Chisholm, Chisholm was educated at St. Francis Xavier University before moving to Halifax in 1896. He attended Dalhousie University, where he received his law degree and his first job was in a law firm headed by a man destined to be a future Canadian Prime Minister, Robert Borden. Chisholm was elected as Mayor of Halifax from 1909 to 1912. In 1916, Borden appointed him to the Nova Scotia Supreme Court, being the first Dalhousie graduate to be so named. He was appointed chief justice in 1931. Chisholm also wrote historical articles about past Nova Scotia justices and contributed to the ''Catholic Encyclopedia The ''Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church'' (also referred to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Edward Harris
Robert Edward Harris (18 August 1860 – 30 May 1931) was a Canadian businessman, lawyer, and judge. He was the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia from 1918 until his death in 1931. References * http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/harris_robert_edward_1F.html Judges in Nova Scotia 1860 births 1931 deaths Place of birth missing Place of death missing {{Canada-law-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallace Graham (judge)
Sir Wallace Nesbit Graham (15 January 1848 – 12 October 1917) was a Canadian judge. He was Chief Justice of Nova Scotia from 1915 to 1917. Biography The son of David Graham and Mary Elizabeth Bigelow, Graham was educated at Acadia College (BA 1867). He was called to the Bar in 1871, was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1881. He was standing counsel in Nova Scotia for the Government of Canada 8 years. He was appointed on the commission to revise the Statutes of Canada in 1883; and to revise the Statutes of Nova Scotia in 1898. In 1889, he became a Judge in Equity of Supreme Court and of Court for Divorce in Nova Scotia. References * http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/graham_wallace_nesbit_14E.html * https://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540891.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-197129 {{DEFAULTSORT:Graham, Wallace 1848 births 1917 deaths Judges in Nova Scotia Acadia University alumni Lawyers in Nova Scotia Canadian King's Counsel Canadian Knights Bachelor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles James Townshend
Sir Charles James Townshend, (22 March 1844 – 16 June 1924) was a Canadian judge and politician. Life and work He was born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, son of the Rev. Canon Townshend, rector of Amherst, and Elizabeth, his wife, daughter of the late honourable Alexander Stewart, C.B., formerly master of the Rolls of the Province of Nova Scotia and judge of the Vice-Admiralty Court. Canon Townshend was the son of the late Honourable William Townshend of Wrexham, England. The family were descended from the Townshends of Norfolk, England. Charles James Townshend was educated at the Collegiate school, Windsor, Nova Scotia, and subsequently at the University of King's College, Windsor, where he graduated with high honours in 1862. His chief studies were classics, mathematics, and French and German. He took the degree of B.A in 1863, and B.C.L.. in 1872. In the old Nova Scotia militia, he was gazetted captain 1st Cumberland Regiment in 1863, and the next year was appointed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Linton Weatherbe
Sir Robert Linton Weatherbe (April 1834 – 27 April 1915) was a Canadian lawyer and judge. He was Chief Justice of Nova Scotia from 1904 to 1907. Born in Bedeque, Prince Edward Island, Weatherbe attended Acadia College in Nova Scotia and thereafter settled in the province. A Liberal Party supporter, he was elevated to the bench on 7 October 1878 by Mackenzie Bowell Sir Mackenzie Bowell (; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896. Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, E ..., a 'midnight judge' appointed two days before Bowell was due to hand over power to Sir John A. Macdonald. He was an unpopular judge and attempts were made to get rid of him, without success. As the senior puisne, he became Chief Justice of Nova Scotia in 1905, was knighted in 1906, and retired in 1907. References * http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/weatherbe_robert_lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James McDonald (Canadian Politician)
James McDonald, (1 July 1828 – 3 October 1912) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and judge. He was born in Bridgeville, Nova Scotia, the son of Alexander McDonald and Janet Fraser. McDonald moved to London, Upper Canada in 1834 with his family but the family later returned to New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. McDonald studied law with Martin Isaac Wilkins and was called to the bar in 1851. In 1855, he married Jane Mortimer. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Pictou County in 1859. McDonald was reelected in 1863 and was named chief railway commissioner. In 1864, he was named financial secretary and served in that post until 1867 when he was an unsuccessful candidate for a federal seat. In 1871, McDonald was again elected to the Nova Scotia assembly for Pictou County. McDonald was appointed by John A. Macdonald to the parliamentary committee to investigate allegations related to the Pacific Scandal in 1873. He resigned his seat after he was elected to the Hous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Young (Nova Scotia Politician)
Sir William Young, (8 September 1799 – 8 May 1887) was a Nova Scotia politician and jurist. Born in Falkirk, the son of John Young and Agnes Renny, Young was first elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in 1836 as a Reformer (or Liberal) and, as a lawyer, defended Reform journalists accused of libel. When responsible government was instituted in 1848, Young hoped to become the first Premier but was passed over in favour of fellow reformer James Boyle Uniacke and Young became Speaker. However, Young succeeded Uniacke in 1854. His government was accused of overlooking Catholics and tensions with Catholics were exacerbated by Joseph Howe's rupture with Nova Scotia's Irish Catholic community over his recruitment of Americans to fight on the British side in the Crimean War. In February 1857, ten Catholic and two Protestant Liberals voted with the Tories to bring down Young's government. Young returned to power in January 1860 when the Tory government was unable to comma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
