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The Sheriff Principal of Tayside, Central and Fife is the head of the judicial system of the sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife, one of the six sheriffdoms covering the whole of Scotland. The sheriffdom employs a number of legally qualified sheriffs who are responsible for the hearing of cases in eight Sheriffs Courts held in Alloa, Dundee ...
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In 1881, the administrative sheriffdom was combined with the former sheriffdom of Kinross, resulting in the establishment of the Sheriff of Fife and Kinross. [1] This combined sheriffdom existed until 1975, when it was largely incorporated into the new, larger sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife. Coat of arms of the current Hereditary Sheriff
(1) The office of sheriff (that is to say, the office known formerly as the office of sheriff depute, but known immediately before the commencement of this Act as the office of sheriff) shall be known as the office of sheriff principal, the office of sheriff substitute shall be known as the office of sheriff, and the office of honorary sheriff ...
A sheriffdom is a judicial district in Scotland, led by a sheriff principal.Since 1 January 1975, there have been six sheriffdoms. Each sheriffdom is divided into a series of sheriff court districts, and each sheriff court is presided over by a resident or floating sheriff (a legally qualified judge).
Sheriff of the Lothians and Peebles; Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin; Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands; Sheriff Principal of Lothian and Borders; Sheriff Principal of North Strathclyde; Sheriff Principal of South Strathclyde, Dumfries and Galloway; Sheriff Principal of Tayside, Central and Fife
From 1978 to 1981, he was Chairman of the Scottish Association for the Study of Delinquency. In 1981, he moved to the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife, based at Alloa, and in 1982 to Lothian and Borders, based at Linlithgow. He served there until 1989, when he took up office as a Law Commissioner, and was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1990.
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