High Court of Justiciary

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appellate court court of law supreme criminal court trial court

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

Aliases (7)

Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
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 →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
College of Justice ("High Court of Justiciary sitting in Edinburgh") → College of Justice ("High Court of Justiciary sitting on circuit") →	hasAuthorityOver
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ("High Court of Justiciary (in certain civil and devolution matters)") → Supreme Court of the United Kingdom ("High Court of Justiciary (in limited civil or devolution matters)") →	hearsAppealsFrom
Sheriff courts of Scotland →	appealTo
Sheriff courts of Scotland →	belowCourt
Scots law →	finalAppealCriminal
College of Justice →	hasComponent
Scots law →	highestCriminalCourt
Parliament House, Edinburgh →	houses
College of Justice ("Scotland’s supreme criminal court") →	includes
courts of the United Kingdom →	includesCourt
Lord President of the Court of Session ("supreme courts of Scotland") →	partOf
High Court of Justiciary ("supreme criminal court of Scotland") →	role
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service →	serves
College of Justice →	supremeCriminalCourt
Scots law →	usesCourtSystem