Lords of Council and Session
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The Lords of Council and Session are the senior judges who sit in Scotland’s supreme civil court, the Court of Session.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
member of the College of Justice ⓘ senior judge ⓘ |
| advisedByInAppointments | Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoCalled |
Senators of the College of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Senators of the College of Justice of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | civil law ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| appointmentOnAdviceOf | First Minister of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canAlsoServeAs | judge of the High Court of Justiciary ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | monarch on address of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| employer | Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
College of Justice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
supreme civil court of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingStatute |
Court of Session Act 1988
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
civil appeals in Scotland
ⓘ
civil first‑instance cases in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasMemberCount | approximately 35 judges ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle |
Lady
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | College of Justice established 1532 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| languageOfProceedings | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Scots law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalTradition | mixed civil law and common law system ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| mandatoryRetirementAge | 70 years (subject to statutory change) ⓘ |
| maySitAs |
judge of the Inner House of the Court of Session
ⓘ
judge of the Outer House of the Court of Session ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | First Minister of Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeldIn | Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Lord President of the Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiredQualification |
advocate
ⓘ
legal experience of at least 5 years as advocate or solicitor advocate ⓘ solicitor advocate ⓘ |
| role |
developing Scots civil jurisprudence
ⓘ
hearing civil appeals ⓘ hearing civil cases at first instance ⓘ |
| seatOfCourt | Parliament House, Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
judge
ⓘ
judicial office-holder ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Lord President of the Court of Session NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termLength | until mandatory retirement age ⓘ |
| usesJudicialTitle |
Lady [judicial title]
ⓘ
Lord [judicial title] ⓘ |
| wears | judicial robes ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.