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.

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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

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Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge positionHeld Lord Commissioner of Justiciary
Henry Home positionHeld Lord Commissioner of Justiciary
this entity surface form: Lord of Justiciary
Senators of the College of Justice hasPart Lord Commissioner of Justiciary
this entity surface form: Lords Commissioners of Justiciary