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The sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin maintains a single Sheriff Court based in Glasgow. The Sheriff Principal, usually a King's Counsel (KC), is appointed by the King on the recommendation of the First Minister, who receives recommendations from the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland. They must have been qualified as an advocate or ...
He served as the Managing partner of MacRoberts from 2011 to 2014. He was appointed as a Part-Time Sheriff in 2011 and then as a Sheriff in 2014 before being appointed as Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin in 2016. [1] As Sheriff Principal, Colbeck presided over the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the 2013 Glasgow Helicopter Crash. [2]
Glasgow and Strathkelvin: Sheriff Principal Aisha Y. Anwar Glasgow Sheriff Court: Grampian, Highland and Islands: Sheriff Principal Derek Pyle Inverness Sheriff Court: Lothian and Borders: Sheriff Principal Nigel Ross Edinburgh Sheriff Court: North Strathclyde: Sheriff Principal Sean Murphy Paisley Sheriff Court: South Strathclyde, Dumfries and ...
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).
In 1998, he was appointed a sheriff of Lothian and Borders, at Edinburgh, moving in 1999 to be commercial sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin. He was promoted to Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin in 2005, serving in that position until 2011. [3] [4]
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
Glasgow Sheriff Court is a sheriff court in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, within the sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin. Reputedly the busiest court in Europe, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] it is a Category B listed building .
To be eligible for appointment as a Lord Commissioner of Justiciary, or temporary judge, a person must have served at least 5 years as sheriff or sheriff principal; or been an advocate for 5 years, or a solicitor with 5 years rights of audience before the Court of Session or High Court of Justiciary; or been a Writer to the Signet for 10 years ...