Nova Scotia Court of Appeal

There are currently 8 judicial seats including one assigned to the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia.

[1] The court sits in Halifax, which is the capital of Nova Scotia.

The court derives its power from legislation of the Nova Scotia legislature, the Judicature Act.

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.

For completeness the list includes Chief Justices of Cape Breton Island, which merged with Nova Scotia in 1820.

The Court of Appeal for Nova Scotia uses the Royal Arms of the King in Right of Nova Scotia to represent the King as the font of justice being administered by the court.