FIRST - Chief Judge of the Magistrate Court - Halifax, Nova Scotia
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N 44° 38.991 W 063° 34.321
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Nathan Green was appointed was appointed a provincial magistrate for Halifax County in 1959 and first chief judge of the Provincial Court in 1981.
Waymark Code: WM12FQR
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/17/2020
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Inscription on the plaque:
This square is named in honour of Chief Judge
Nathan Green, (1913-1982).
a distinguished member of the legal
community and an outstanding citizen of Halifax.
Graduated from Dalhousie Law School in 1936 and
was appointed the first chief judge of the
Provincial Magistrate Court.
Judge Green was a leader in many community endeavours.
This square, close to the Law Court and part of the
city he loved and served so well is dedicated
to Chief Judge Nathan Green by the City of Halifax this
23rd day of September A.D. 1983.
"Hon. Nathan Green, QC and chief judge of the Nova Scotia Provincial Court, was born in 1913 at Glace Bay, N.S., the son of Morris and Annie (Diamond) Green. Green attended Dalhousie University and graduated with a BA in 1934 and LL.B. in 1936. He practiced law in Halifax as a sole practiioner from 1936-1954 and was associated with his brother Allan, who took over the practice upon his appointment to the bench. Green was appointed a provincial magistrate for Halifax County in 1959 and first chief judge of the Provincial Court in 1981. He also served the province in the field of labour relations, as conciliator, mediator, arbitrator and industrial inquiry commissioner. In 1974, and again in 1981, he served as a one-man commission of inquiry into the Police Act and police regulations for Nova Scotia. At the time of his death he was chairman of the provincial Royal Commission on Forestry. A recipient of the Centennial Medal in 1967, Green was also part-time lecturer at Dalhousie Law School and active in numerous professional, charitable, civic, and community organizations including the Canadian Jewish Congress and Dalhousie University board of governors. He died in 1982."
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