Lord Commissioner of Justiciary
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The Lord Commissioner of Justiciary is a senior judicial office in Scotland’s supreme criminal court, the High Court of Justiciary, responsible for presiding over serious criminal cases and appeals.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord Commissioner of Justiciary canonical | 1 |
| Lord of Justiciary | 1 |
| Lords Commissioners of Justiciary | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Scottish judicial title
ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Scotland ⓘ |
| appointedFor | High Court of Justiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Edinburgh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Scottish judiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canHear |
appeals on conviction
ⓘ
appeals on sentence ⓘ |
| canImpose |
custodial sentences
ⓘ
life imprisonment ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| court | High Court of Justiciary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver | criminal proceedings in the High Court of Justiciary ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
apply Scots criminal law
ⓘ
ensure proper procedure in criminal trials ⓘ provide written opinions in appeal cases ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | the most serious criminal offences in Scotland ⓘ |
| hasRank | senior judge ⓘ |
| hearsCasesAt |
High Court of Justiciary circuits throughout Scotland
ⓘ
High Court of Justiciary sitting in Edinburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Justiciary sitting in Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalConnection | College of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isRoleOf | judge of the High Court of Justiciary ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
English
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| legalDomain | criminal law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | United Kingdom legal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInJurisdiction | Scottish legal system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees | jury trials in serious criminal cases ⓘ |
| partOf |
High Court of Justiciary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish courts system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidesOver |
appeals from sheriff courts in criminal matters
ⓘ
criminal appeals ⓘ serious criminal cases ⓘ trials on indictment ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
conduct of criminal trials
ⓘ
directing juries in serious criminal cases ⓘ ensuring fair trial in serious criminal cases ⓘ hearing criminal appeals ⓘ sentencing in serious criminal cases ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | judicial offices in Scotland ⓘ |
| typeOf | senior criminal court judge in Scotland ⓘ |
| usedInLegalSystem | Scots law ⓘ |
| worksUnder |
Lord Justice Clerk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Justice General NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lord of Justiciary
this entity surface form:
Lords Commissioners of Justiciary