Inner House judges

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Inner House judges are senior Scottish appellate judges who sit in the Inner House of the Court of Session to hear civil appeals and significant legal cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish judge
appellate judge
judicial office
advisedBy Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland NERFINISHED
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentOnAdviceOf First Minister of Scotland NERFINISHED
canConstitute appeal court bench
canIssue binding precedents in Scots civil law
canSitAs judge of the High Court of Justiciary
collectiveTermFor senators of the College of Justice sitting in the Inner House
comparedTo Outer House judges NERFINISHED
country United Kingdom
courtType civil court
decideBy majority decision
deputyHeadedBy Lord Justice Clerk NERFINISHED
employer Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service NERFINISHED
field civil appellate jurisdiction
hasAuthorityFrom Court of Session Act 1988 NERFINISHED
Scotland Act 1998 NERFINISHED
hasRankAbove Outer House judges
headedBy Lord President of the Court of Session NERFINISHED
hears civil appeals
significant legal cases
historicallyDevelopedFrom College of Justice (1532) NERFINISHED
jurisdiction Scotland
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem Scots law NERFINISHED
locatedIn Edinburgh
maySitIn First Division of the Inner House NERFINISHED
Second Division of the Inner House NERFINISHED
memberOf College of Justice NERFINISHED
partOf Court of Session NERFINISHED
positionInHierarchy senior judges
role develop Scots civil law through precedent
review decisions of the Outer House
sitIn Inner House of the Court of Session NERFINISHED
subjectToAppealTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
titleStyle Lady
Lord
typeOfLawHandled private law
public law
usesProcedure Court of Session Rules NERFINISHED
wears judicial robes

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Inner House courtrooms usedBy Inner House judges