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A sheriff court (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirt an t-Siorraim) is the principal local civil and criminal court in Scotland, with exclusive jurisdiction over all civil cases with a monetary value up to £100,000, and with the jurisdiction to hear any criminal case except treason, murder, and rape, which are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary.
[2] The Court of Session is the supreme Scottish civil court [3] but UK-wide courts can review decisions of great public or constitutional importance. Scots law is developed and interpreted by the courts of Scotland, particularly the supreme courts.
The sheriff deputes, who were paid a salary by the Crown, were qualified advocates and took charge of sheriff courts. [2] By the nineteenth century, the office of sheriff principal was an additional title held by the lord lieutenant of the county, and the Circuit Courts (Scotland) Act 1828 (9 Geo. 4. c.
Plaque on the front of the building. Until the mid-19th century, court hearings were held in the old town house in Linlithgow. [2] After finding this arrangement unsatisfactory, court officials decided to commission a dedicated courthouse: the site they selected, on the south side of the High Street, had been occupied by Archbishop John Hamilton's house in the 16th century.
The building was subsequently acquired by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service and was extensively remodelled between 2004 and 2005 to a design by Oberlanders Architects / David Murray Associates to accommodate criminal case hearings of the Aberdeen Sheriff Court where solemn proceedings are employed, i.e. the judges are assisted by a jury ...
The court deals with both criminal and civil cases. There are currently five sheriffs in post at Kilmarnock Sheriff Court. [10] They sit alone in civil cases and are assisted by a jury of fifteen members selected from the electoral roll in some criminal cases (cases involving solemn proceedings only). The Sheriff Principal is Sean Murphy. [11]
Pages in category "Court buildings in Scotland" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. ... Aberdeen Sheriff Court Annex and High Court of ...
Hamilton Sheriff Court is a judicial building in Almada Street, Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The building, which continues to serve as the local courthouse, is a Category A listed building .