NS Judge Sues Former Chief Judge, Provincial Court Over Medical Privacy Regarding COVID Vaccination Status

Published on February 24, 2024

A Nova Scotia judge has sued a former chief judge and the provincial court after being pressured to reveal her COVID-19 vaccination status. Rickcola Brinton is represented by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF) in her lawsuit against former chief judge Pamela S. Williams and the Nova Scotia court. Ms. Williams threatened Ms. Brinton with suspension, and referral to the provincial judicial council, for not disclosing her COVID-19 vaccination status in 2021, a JCCF news release said. In Sept. 2021, Ms. Williams, then the chief judge of the provincial court, sent an email to all the judges of the provincial court asking if they would agree to share their COVID-19 vaccination status. Ms. Williams also asked if the information should be shared with the Nova Scotia bar....