The Governor in Council on the report and recommendation of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General dated September 2, 2008, and pursuant to Sections 3, 5 and 21A of Chapter 238 of the Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, the Provincial Court Act, is pleased to appoint Frank P. Hoskins, Q.C., of Halifax, Halifax Regional Municipality, a barrister of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia of at least five years standing, to be a Judge of the Provincial Court for the Judicial District of the Province of Nova Scotia effective on and after September 9, 2008.