The Honourable J. Michael MacDonald |
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22nd Chief Justice of Nova Scotia | |
Assumed office December 31, 2004 |
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Nominated by | Paul Martin |
Preceded by | Constance Glube |
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Born | Sydney, Nova Scotia |
J. Michael MacDonald is the 22nd Chief Justice of Nova Scotia. He replaced Constance Glube on December 31, 2004.
Raised in the Whitney Pier neighbourhood of Sydney, Nova Scotia, MacDonald received a Bachelor of Arts from Mount Allison University and then graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1978.
MacDonald then worked as a lawyer in the Sydney, Nova Scotia office of the law firm of Stewart McKelvey Stirling Scales, becoming a partner.
In 1995, MacDonald was appointed to the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, and was elevated to Associate Chief Justice in 1998.