Isaac Deschamps was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 judge, and politician.

Born in Switzerland or England, Deschamps came to Nova Scotia in 1749. He was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly

Nova Scotia House of Assembly

The Nova Scotia Legislature, consisting of Her Majesty The Queen represented by the Lieutenant Governor and the House of Assembly, is the legislative branch of the provincial government of Nova Scotia, Canada...

 in 1759 for Annapolis County and represented Falmouth Township from 1761 to 1770. In 1761, he was appointed judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and judge of probate for Kings County. From 1785 to 1788, he was the Chief Justice

Chief Justice

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 of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court

Nova Scotia Supreme Court

The Nova Scotia Supreme Court is a superior court in the province of Nova Scotia.The Court comprises the Chief Justice , the Associate Chief justice, twenty-one judges and six supernumerary Justices, who sit in 18 different locations around the province.-Jurisdiction:As with all superior courts...

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