THE HON. JUDGE PERRY F. BORDEN | First Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia
The Hon. Judge Perry F. Borden made history last August when he became the new Chief Judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, the first African Nova Scotian to hold the position.
After being called to the bar in November 2003 and starting his career as an associate lawyer in Halifax, he joined the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service, becoming a Senior Crown Attorney in 2015. He eventually received a Queen’s Counsel designation in 2020, the same year he became one of two judges of African Nova Scotian descent appointed to the Provincial and Family Courts of Nova Scotia.
But his impact extends beyond the courtroom. He previously served on the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society Racial Equity Committee and as President of the Nova Scotia Crown Attorneys’ Association, and volunteered with the Nova Scotia Courts’ Justice Day Camp events for young African Nova Scotians.
