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    The judiciary of Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Breitheamh na h-Alba) are the judicial office holders who sit in the courts of Scotland and make decisions...
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    Scots law (redirect from Law of Scotland)
    "Justices of the Peace - Judicial Office Holders - About the Judiciary - Judiciary of Scotland". www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk. Judicial Office for Scotland. 2017...
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    The judiciaries of the United Kingdom are the separate judiciaries of the three legal systems in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland. The...
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  • Sheriff (category Judiciary of Scotland)
    prior to 2004. In Scotland the sheriff is a judicial office holder in the sheriff courts, and they are members of the judiciary of Scotland. The most senior...
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    provisions within Scots law. The courts are presided over by the judiciary of Scotland, who are the various judicial office holders responsible for issuing...
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    Court of Justiciary); and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court. Whilst the High Court and Court of Session historically maintained separate judiciary, these...
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    Office Holders - About the Judiciary - Judiciary of Scotland". www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk. Judicial Office for Scotland. 2017. Archived from the original...
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    Scotland (other than the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom). — Section 2(5), Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008: Section 2(5)  The Scottish Land...
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    The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 is an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in October 2008 to reform the courts of Scotland, to give statutory...
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    and also head of the judiciary of Scotland; the Lord Justice Clerk is his deputy. There are 35 senators, in addition to a number of temporary judges; these...
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    Attribution (law) Criminal procedure Trial "Glossary - Help - Judiciary of Scotland". Scotland-judiciary.org.uk. 1976-05-03. Archived from the original on 2017-12-07...
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  • Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, and in the courts of Scotland the head of the judiciary of Scotland is the Lord President of the Court of Session, who...
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    the Service became an agency of the Scottish Government after responsibility of the courts and judiciary of Scotland were transferred under devolution...
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    Lord Lyon King of Arms is the chief heraldic officer of Scotland and Great Officer of State and a judge in the judiciary of Scotland. The Lord Lyon's...
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    have been part of the judiciary of Scotland since the 11th century. Sheriffs principal were originally appointed by the monarch of Scotland, and evolved...
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    England and Wales. The Judiciary of Scotland run the Civil and Criminal courts and set court procedure through Acts of Sederunt, or Acts of Ajournal, respectively...
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    Sheriff court (category Courts of Scotland)
    over by a sheriff, who is a legally qualified judge, and part of the judiciary of Scotland. Sheriff courts hear civil cases as a bench trial without a jury...
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  • Andrew Stewart, Lord Ericht (category Scottish King's Counsel)
    Judiciary of Scotland website. Archived from the original on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2016. "The Hon Lord Ericht (Andrew Stewart QC)". Judiciary...
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  • Procedure Rules". Ministry of Justice (UK). BBC, "UK Civil courts to modernize", 24 April 1999 "Glossary". Judiciary of Scotland. Archived from the original...
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    Minister of Scotland, the head of government in a multi-party system. The judiciary of Scotland, dealing with Scots law, is independent of the legislature...
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  • Fred Talbot (category Scottish people convicted of indecent assault)
    Retrieved 25 May 2017. "Judiciary of Scotland". scts_judiciary. Retrieved 3 August 2021. "Fred Talbot: Weatherman guilty of abusing teenage boys". BBC...
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    Cavendish. pp. 8–9. ISBN 1-85941-784-1. Retrieved 2008-06-17. "Inside a Court Room. Who's who in court". Judiciary of Scotland. Retrieved 28 January 2015....
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  • Park School for Girls (category 1880 establishments in Scotland)
    Paton) - Judicial Office Holders - About the Judiciary - Judiciary of Scotland". www.scotland-judiciary.org.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2020. "Helen Steven...
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  • General of Scotland. As such, they are both head of the judiciary of Scotland, president of the Court of Session (the most senior civil court in Scotland),...
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    floating sheriffs are all members of the judiciary of Scotland. Sheriffdoms were originally identical to the shires of Scotland, originating in the twelfth...
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    Assize is a word sometimes used in Scots law to mean a trial by jury. "Glossary". Judiciary of Scotland. Retrieved 21 November 2013. v t e...
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  • Malcolm Webster (murderer) (category People convicted of murder by Scotland)
    May 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2024. "HMA v MALCOLM JOHN WEBSTER". Judiciary of Scotland. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August...
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    the Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility...
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  • Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 August 2024. "Glossary – Help". Judiciary of Scotland. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June...
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  • ". Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. 19 February 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2023. "Addressing a Judge". Judiciary of Scotland. Retrieved 17 October 2023...
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