The Honourable Justice

Diane Rowe

Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, Bridgewater

Sitting.

Last updated

10 cases tracked, 5 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask
4
No jail for a violent offence
3
Increased on appeal
0
Offender offended again
0

Counts and the score cover the published decisions Sentence Watch has tracked, not every case this judge decided. How cases are chosen.

Leniency score

Rank 22 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 4 of 12 at the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Sentences averaged 16% below the Crown’s ask across 8 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Tracked cases by decision date, 2022 to 2026.
  1. R. v. Slauenwhite, November 3, 2025
  2. R. v. Desrosiers, May 16, 2025
  3. R. v. Greek, March 3, 2025, flagged
  4. R v. Himmelman, November 21, 2024, flagged
  5. R. v. J.K.G., July 10, 2024
  6. R v. Chambers, February 20, 2024, flagged
  7. R. v. N.J.A., May 11, 2023, flagged
  8. R. v. Tibbo, October 19, 2022
  9. R. v. Slauenwhite, March 30, 2022
  10. R. v. Cox, March 17, 2022, flagged
  • Property
  • Violent
  • Firearms
  • Below the Crown's ask
  • Not flagged

Flagged cases

  1. March 3, 2025
    R. v. Greek, 2025 NSSC 144Assault; Assault with a weapon; Aggravated assault; Forcible confinement; Breach of a probation order, Bridgewater
    • Below the Crown's ask
    5 years 9 months total, less remand credit: 2 years and 27 days remaining in a federal institution
  2. November 21, 2024
    R v. Himmelman, 2024 NSSC 411Assault; Assault causing bodily harm; Assault by choking, suffocating or strangling, Bridgewater
    • No jail for a violent offence
    13 months conditional sentence (house arrest), then 1 year probation
  3. February 20, 2024
    R v. Chambers, 2024 NSSC 67Uttering threats to cause death or bodily harm; Mischief to other property; Forcible entry, Bridgewater
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Conditional discharge with 16 months probation; $3,500 restitution
  4. May 11, 2023
    R. v. N.J.A., 2023 NSSC 417Assault, Bridgewater
    • No jail for a violent offence
    Suspended sentence with 12 months probation; s. 109 weapons prohibition
  5. March 17, 2022
    R. v. Cox, 2022 NSSC 95Possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose; Possession of a firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized; Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Breach of a probation order; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking; Possession of a weapon contrary to a prohibition order; Occupant of a motor vehicle knowing there is a firearm, Bridgewater
    • Below the Crown's ask
    • On release at the time
    6 years and 6 months' imprisonment (federal), less 129 days' pre-sentence credit

Other tracked cases

  1. November 3, 2025
    R. v. Slauenwhite, 2025 NSSC 390Theft over $5,000, Bridgewater
    12 months conditional (house arrest), then 24 months probation; restitution of $6,229.91
  2. May 16, 2025
    R. v. Desrosiers, 2025 NSSC 214Aggravated assault; Breach of recognizance (peace bond), Bridgewater
    6.5 years plus 14 days in prison, less 2,364 days' remand credit (14 days left to serve), followed by a 10-year long-term supervision order
  3. July 10, 2024
    R. v. J.K.G., 2024 NSSC 286Sexual assault; Possessing child sexual abuse material; Criminal harassment; Obtaining sexual services for consideration from a person under 18, Bridgewater
    6 months in custody, then a consecutive 6-month conditional sentence, then 1 year probation
  4. October 19, 2022
    R. v. Tibbo, 2022 NSSC 321Theft over $5,000, Bridgewater
    6 months' imprisonment, then 12 months' probation; restitution of $98,156
  5. March 30, 2022
    R. v. Slauenwhite, 2022 NSSC 92Theft $5,000 or under, Bridgewater
    2 years less a day conditional sentence (12 months house arrest, then curfew), restitution of $56,773

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