HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s provincial court has achieved gender balance with the appointment of a veteran prosecutor to the bench. Ann Marie Simmons, chief federal prosecutor in Halifax, was appointed Friday as a new provincial and family court judge. Eighteen of the province’s 35 full-time provincial and family court judges are now women. Premier Stephen McNeil said Friday that “achieving gender parity on the bench is a historic moment” for the province. Simmons joined the public prosecution service of Canada in 2005 after almost a decade with Nova Scotia’s prosecution service.

Source: National Post November 10, 2017 18:56 UTC