Lord President of the Court of Session

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Scottish public office judicial office

The Lord President of the Court of Session is the most senior judge in Scotland, serving as head of the country’s supreme civil court and of the Scottish judiciary.

Aliases (4)

Lord President ×2
Lord of Session ×2
Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General ×1
Office of the Lord President ×1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Scottish public office → judicial office →
alsoKnownAs	Lord President → Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General →
appliesToJurisdiction	Scotland →
appointedBy	Monarch of the United Kingdom →
country	Scotland →
hasAuthorityOver	Court of Session → Sheriff Appeal Court (civil jurisdiction) → sheriff courts (civil jurisdiction) →
hasConstitutionalRole	head of the judiciary in Scotland →
hasJurisdictionOver	civil courts of Scotland →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/ →
hasPower	assigning judges to courts → issuing practice directions for Scottish courts →
hasRole	head of Scotland’s supreme civil court → head of the Scottish judiciary →
hasStyle	The Right Honourable →
hasTitleForm	Lady President → Lord President →
headOf	Court of Session → Scottish judiciary →
is	most senior judge in Scotland →
isDistinctFrom	Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales → Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland →
isSubordinateTo	Monarch of the United Kingdom (in formal constitutional hierarchy) →
legalSystem	Scots law →
memberOf	Senators of the College of Justice →
nominatedBy	First Minister of Scotland →
officeCreatedIn	16th century →
officeHoldersAreMembersOf	College of Justice →
officeHoldersSitIn	First Division of the Inner House → Inner House of the Court of Session →
officeHoldersWear	judicial robes →
oversees	judicial conduct in Scotland → judicial training in Scotland →
partOf	Scottish legal system → supreme courts of Scotland →
rank	senior judge →
residence	Edinburgh →
seat	Parliament House, Edinburgh →
supervises	administration of the Court of Session → administration of the Scottish courts →
worksWith	Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Lord President of the Court of Session ("Lord President") → Lord President of the Court of Session ("Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General") →	alsoKnownAs
David Carnegie, 1st Earl of Southesk ("Lord of Session") → Henry Home, Lord Kames ("Lord of Session") →	positionHeld
The Citadel ("Office of the Lord President") →	hasGovernmentBody
Lord President of the Court of Session ("Lord President") →	hasTitleForm
Court of Session (in peerage matters) →	headedBy
Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales →	notTheSameAs
Sheriff courts of Scotland →	supervisedBy
Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service →	supports