Joel E. Fichaud
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Joel E. Fichaud is a current associate Justice of the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
. He was appointed to the court October 2003 after the retirement of Edward J. Flynn. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeal he was a partner with Patterson Palmer in Halifax focusing on civil constitutional litigation.
He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1977.
He was considered a contender for the 2008 opening at the Supreme Court of Canada after the retirement of Michel Bastarache
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Nova Scotia Court of Appeal
The Court of Appeal for Nova Scotia is the highest appeal court in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. There are currently seven Justices and one Chief Justice. The court sits in Halifax, which is the capital of Nova Scotia...
. He was appointed to the court October 2003 after the retirement of Edward J. Flynn. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeal he was a partner with Patterson Palmer in Halifax focusing on civil constitutional litigation.
He was called to the Nova Scotia bar in 1977.
He was considered a contender for the 2008 opening at the Supreme Court of Canada after the retirement of Michel Bastarache
Michel Bastarache
J. E. Michel Bastarache is a Canadian lawyer, businessman, and retired puisne justice on the Supreme Court of Canada....
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