College of Justice

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The College of Justice is the collective term for Scotland’s supreme civil courts and associated legal institutions, including the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial body
legal institution
alsoKnownAs Supreme Courts of Scotland
linked to: College of Justice
appliesLaw Scots civil law
Scots criminal law
country Scotland
establishedBy James V of Scotland
establishedInYear 1532
foundedUnderMonarch James V of Scotland
governs Court of Session procedures
High Court of Justiciary procedures
hasAuthorityOver Court of Session Inner House
Court of Session Outer House
High Court of Justiciary sitting in Edinburgh
High Court of Justiciary sitting on circuit
hasBuildingComplex Parliament House complex
hasComponent Court of Session
Faculty of Advocates
High Court of Justiciary
Office of the Accountant of Court
Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland
Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet
hasHistoricalRole central institution of Scots law
hasProfessionalBody Faculty of Advocates
Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland
Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet
hasSeat Parliament House, Edinburgh
hasType supreme court system
historicalSignificance established institutional framework for Scots law
includes Scotland’s supreme civil courts
Scotland’s supreme criminal court
jurisdiction civil law in Scotland
criminal law in Scotland
language English
Scots
legalSystem Scots law
legalTradition civil law influenced mixed system
locatedIn Edinburgh
oversees appellate civil jurisdiction in Scotland
serious criminal cases in Scotland
partOf Scottish legal system
regionServed Scotland
supervises advocates in Scotland
solicitors with rights of audience in supreme courts
supremeCivilCourt Court of Session
supremeCriminalCourt High Court of Justiciary

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Court of Session (in peerage matters) legalStatus superior civil court of Scotland
linked to: College of Justice
Moderator of the General Assembly associatedWithBody Court of Session of the Church of Scotland
linked to: College of Justice
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom hearsAppealsFrom Court of Session
subject linked to: The Supreme Court
linked to: College of Justice
Henry Home, Lord Kames memberOf Court of Session
linked to: College of Justice
Parliament House, Edinburgh usedBy College of Justice
Parliament House, Edinburgh usedBy Faculty of Advocates
linked to: College of Justice
College of Justice alsoKnownAs Supreme Courts of Scotland
linked to: College of Justice
Lord President of the Court of Session headOf Court of Session
linked to: College of Justice
Lord President of the Court of Session headOf Scottish judiciary
linked to: College of Justice
Lord President of the Court of Session officeHoldersSitIn Inner House of the Court of Session
linked to: College of Justice
Lord President of the Court of Session officeHoldersSitIn First Division of the Inner House
linked to: College of Justice
Scottish crown associatedInstitution Court of Session
linked to: College of Justice
Lord Justice General memberOf College of Justice
George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen associatedWith Court of Session
linked to: College of Justice
Lord Reed memberOf Inner House of the Court of Session
linked to: College of Justice
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom appealsFrom Inner House of the Court of Session
subject linked to: UKSC
linked to: College of Justice
Parliament Hall associatedWith College of Justice
Inner House courtrooms partOf Scotland’s supreme civil court
linked to: College of Justice
Inner House courtrooms associatedWith College of Justice
Senators of the College of Justice partOf College of Justice