A Nova Scotia provincial court judge is seeking a revival of her complaint against the court’s former top judge, claiming her rights were violated when she was asked for her vaccine status. Judge Rickcola Brinton filed a complaint of judicial misconduct against Judge Pamela Williams, which was dismissed last fall. Brinton has now filed for a judicial review of the decision.
During court proceedings in Halifax, Brinton’s lawyers argued that her complaint was mishandled, and she was not given the opportunity to respond to the submissions used in the decision. In a separate lawsuit, Brinton alleges that her rights to judicial independence and medical privacy were breached when pressured to disclose her COVID-19 vaccination status.
Justice Christa Brothers has reserved her decision on the complaint of judicial misconduct, and Brinton’s civil suit is set to return to court on July 2.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published on June 6, 2024.