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 College of Justice
surface form: Supreme Courts of Scotland
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 (in peerage matters)
surface form: Court of Session Inner House

Court of Session Outer House
High Court of Justiciary
surface form: High Court of Justiciary sitting in Edinburgh

High Court of Justiciary
surface form: High Court of Justiciary sitting on circuit
hasBuildingComplex Parliament House complex
hasComponent Court of Session (in peerage matters)
surface form: 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
High Court of Justiciary
surface form: Scotland’s supreme criminal court
jurisdiction civil law in Scotland
criminal law in Scotland
language English
Scots
legalSystem Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
legalTradition civil law influenced mixed system
locatedIn Edinburgh
oversees appellate civil jurisdiction in Scotland
serious criminal cases in Scotland
partOf Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scottish legal system
regionServed Scotland
supervises advocates in Scotland
solicitors with rights of audience in supreme courts
supremeCivilCourt Court of Session (in peerage matters)
surface form: Court of Session
supremeCriminalCourt High Court of Justiciary

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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