High Court of Justiciary

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The High Court of Justiciary is Scotland’s supreme criminal court, responsible for the most serious criminal trials and appeals under Scots law.

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instanceOf appellate court ⓘ
court of law ⓘ
supreme criminal court ⓘ
trial court ⓘ
alsoKnownAs High Court ⓘ
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (on devolution and compatibility issues only) ⓘ
canImpose extended sentences ⓘ
life imprisonment ⓘ
orders for lifelong restriction ⓘ
composition judges of the Court of Session sitting as Lords Commissioners of Justiciary ⓘ
country Scotland ⓘ
establishedInPeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
governsAreaOfLaw criminal law ⓘ
handles criminal appeals ⓘ
serious criminal offences ⓘ
solemn criminal trials ⓘ
hasBuilding Lawnmarket, Edinburgh ⓘ
Saltmarket, Glasgow ⓘ
hasChiefJudge Lord Justice General ⓘ
hasJudgeTitle Lord Commissioner of Justiciary ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk ⓘ
hasPresident Lord Justice General ⓘ
hasProcedure solemn procedure ⓘ
hearsAppealsFrom Justice of the Peace Court (in certain cases) ⓘ
Sheriff Appeal Court (criminal) ⓘ
Sheriff Court (solemn procedure) ⓘ
jurisdiction Scots law ⓘ
jurySize 15 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem mixed legal system of Scotland ⓘ
locatedIn Aberdeen ⓘ
Alloa ⓘ
Arbroath ⓘ
Ayr ⓘ
Banff ⓘ
Campbeltown ⓘ
Cupar ⓘ
Dornoch ⓘ
Dornoch Sheriff Court ⓘ
Dumfries ⓘ
Dundee ⓘ
Dunfermline ⓘ
Dunoon ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ
Elgin ⓘ
Falkirk ⓘ
Forfar ⓘ
Fort William ⓘ
Glasgow ⓘ
Greenock ⓘ
Haddington ⓘ
Inverness ⓘ
Jedburgh ⓘ
Kilmarnock ⓘ
Kirkcaldy ⓘ
Kirkwall ⓘ
Lanark ⓘ
Lerwick ⓘ
Livingston ⓘ
Lochmaddy ⓘ
Montrose ⓘ
Nairn ⓘ
Oban ⓘ
Paisley ⓘ
Peebles ⓘ
Perth ⓘ
Peterhead ⓘ
Portree ⓘ
Rothesay ⓘ
Selkirk ⓘ
Stirling ⓘ
Stonehaven ⓘ
Stornoway ⓘ
Stranraer ⓘ
Tain ⓘ
Wick ⓘ
partOf Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service ⓘ
role supreme criminal court of Scotland ⓘ
supremeOver Sheriff Appeal Court (criminal jurisdiction) ⓘ
Sheriff Court (criminal jurisdiction) ⓘ
trialMode jury trial ⓘ
verdictSystem guilty ⓘ
not guilty ⓘ
not proven ⓘ

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Scots law → usesCourtSystem → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
subject linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scots law → highestCriminalCourt → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
subject linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Scots law → finalAppealCriminal → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
subject linked to: Scots law (to a limited extent)
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom → hearsAppealsFrom → High Court of Justiciary (in certain civil and devolution matters) ⓘ
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High Court of Justiciary → role → supreme criminal court of Scotland ⓘ
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom → hearsAppealsFrom → High Court of Justiciary (in limited civil or devolution matters) ⓘ
subject linked to: The Supreme Court
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Parliament House, Edinburgh → houses → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
College of Justice → hasComponent → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
College of Justice → includes → Scotland’s supreme criminal court ⓘ
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College of Justice → supremeCriminalCourt → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
College of Justice → hasAuthorityOver → High Court of Justiciary sitting in Edinburgh ⓘ
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College of Justice → hasAuthorityOver → High Court of Justiciary sitting on circuit ⓘ
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Lord President of the Court of Session → partOf → supreme courts of Scotland ⓘ
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Sheriff courts of Scotland → belowCourt → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Sheriff courts of Scotland → appealTo → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service → serves → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Government of the Kingdom of Scotland → judicialBody → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Scottish crown → associatedInstitution → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Lord Justice General → presidesOver → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Lord Justice General → supervises → Lords Commissioners of Justiciary ⓘ
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Justice of the Peace Court (Scotland) → appealsTo → High Court of Justiciary (in certain cases) ⓘ
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Justice of the Peace Court (Scotland) → decisionsReviewableBy → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
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Saltmarket, Glasgow → hasBuilding → High Court of Justiciary, Glasgow ⓘ
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Saltmarket, Glasgow → hosts → Scotland’s supreme criminal court ⓘ
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High Court of Justiciary → role → supreme criminal court of Scotland ⓘ
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Parliament Square, Edinburgh → borderedBy → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
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Supreme Court of the United Kingdom → appealsFrom → High Court of Justiciary (in limited cases) ⓘ
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Advocates Library (adjoining complex) → locatedNear → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland → scope → supreme criminal courts of Scotland ⓘ
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Senators of the College of Justice → constitutes → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Senators of the College of Justice → jurisdictionOver → supreme criminal court of Scotland ⓘ
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Scottish court in the Netherlands at Camp Zeist → operatedAs → sitting of the High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
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Judiciary of Scotland → supervisesCourt → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Sheriff Appeal Court → higherCourt → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Lord Justice Clerk → participatesIn → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Lord Justice Clerk → court → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
sheriff court → appealTo → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
sheriff court → relatedTo → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Hamilton Sheriff Court → appealsTo → High Court of Justiciary (for certain criminal matters) ⓘ
linked to: High Court of Justiciary
Perth Sheriff Court → hearsAppealsTo → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
Ayr Sheriffdom → higherCriminalCourt → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ
HM Advocate → appearsBefore → High Court of Justiciary ⓘ