Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Nova Scotia. Supreme Court (Lunenburg County)
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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1759-
History
In 1774, the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia's circuit system was established by an act of the legislature. In this system, judges travelled to outlying areas to hold court. By 1834 the initial requirement to have cases heard in the presence of two or more judges was removed and a single judge hearing cases on circuit was invested with the full powers and jurisdiction of the court in Halifax. Lunenburg County was one of the five counties established in 1759. However a supreme court sitting was not established there until 1805, likely owing to the proximity of Lunenburg to Halifax by sea. Although both Lunenburg and Bridgewater have court houses, there is only one record keeping system for the county.