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Below is a list of courts in Scotland. Scottish courts operate within Scots law, Scotland's legal system, which is legislated for by the Scottish Government, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service.[1]

Scotland's supreme criminal court is the High Court of Justiciary and the Court of Session is the supreme civil court. [2][3]

Courts of Scotland

The Supreme Courts of Scotland are housed at Parliament House, Edinburgh

Supreme Courts of Scotland

Sheriff Courts

Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, Kilmarnock

Some Sheriff courts in Scotland also operate as a Justice of the Peace Court. Such courts, which serve as both a Sheriff and Justice of the Peace Court is noted below:

A–F

F–O

O–Z

Justice of the Peace courts

Separate Justice of the peace courts, not part of a Sheriff Court, are noted below:

Specialist courts

Historical courts

See also

References

  1. ^ "Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service". www.mygov.scot. Scottish Government. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Supreme Courts". www.scotscourts.gov.uk. Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Court of Session". www.scotscourts.gov.uk. Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
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