The Honourable Judge

Elizabeth A. Buckle

Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, Halifax

Sitting.

Last updated October 9, 2026

5 cases tracked, 4 flagged.

Below the Crown's ask: 5
No jail for a violent offence: 0
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 6 of 61 scored judges in Canada, 3 of 7 at the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia. Sentences averaged 45% below the Crown’s ask across 5 comparable cases. The average across judges is 23.

Property
Sexual
Firearms
Below the Crown's ask
Not flagged

Flagged cases

February 4, 2025
R. v. Li, 2025 NSPC 9Sexual assault, Halifax
- Below the Crown's ask
6 months custody, then 12 months probation
January 25, 2024
R. v. Mombourquette, 2024 NSPC 14Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm; Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; Trafficking in a Schedule I or II substance; Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking, Halifax
- Below the Crown's ask
Three and a half years in custody (2.5 years cocaine trafficking plus 1 year consecutive for the firearm), less 9 days credit
April 28, 2023
R. v. C.B., 2023 NSPC 29Sexual interference; Invitation to sexual touching; Luring a child, Halifax
- Below the Crown's ask
6 years custody (5 years concurrent on two counts plus 1 year consecutive for luring)
April 20, 2023
R. v. W.M., 2023 NSPC 30Sexual interference; Invitation to sexual touching; Possessing child sexual abuse material, Halifax
- Below the Crown's ask
12.5 years global custody (after totality), less 1,643 days' pre-sentence credit; long-term offender designation declined

Other tracked cases

July 24, 2026
R v Chen, 2026 NSPC 47Fraud over $5,000, Halifax
2 years less a day conditional (12 months house arrest, 200 hours community service), then 3 years probation

Offences sentenced

Invitation to sexual touching2 cases
Sexual interference2 cases
Fraud over $5,0001 case
Luring a child1 case
Possessing child sexual abuse material1 case
Possession of a Schedule I or II substance for the purpose of trafficking1 case
Possession of a loaded prohibited or restricted firearm1 case
Possession of property obtained by crime over $5,0001 case

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