Inner House judges

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Inner House judges are senior Scottish appellate judges who sit in the Inner House of the Court of Session to hear civil appeals and significant legal cases.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish judge
appellate judge
judicial office
advisedBy Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
appointedBy monarch of the United Kingdom
appointmentOnAdviceOf First Minister of Scotland
canConstitute appeal court bench
canIssue binding precedents in Scots civil law
canSitAs judge of the High Court of Justiciary
collectiveTermFor senators of the College of Justice sitting in the Inner House
comparedTo Outer House judges
country United Kingdom
courtType civil court
decideBy majority decision
deputyHeadedBy Lord Justice Clerk
employer Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service
field civil appellate jurisdiction
hasAuthorityFrom Court of Session Act 1988
Scotland Act 1998
hasRankAbove Outer House judges
headedBy Lord President of the Court of Session
hears civil appeals
significant legal cases
historicallyDevelopedFrom College of Justice (1532)
linked to: College of Justice
jurisdiction Scotland
languageOfProceedings English
legalSystem Scots law
locatedIn Edinburgh
maySitIn First Division of the Inner House
Second Division of the Inner House
memberOf College of Justice
partOf Court of Session
positionInHierarchy senior judges
role develop Scots civil law through precedent
review decisions of the Outer House
sitIn Inner House of the Court of Session
subjectToAppealTo Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
titleStyle Lady
Lord
typeOfLawHandled private law
public law
usesProcedure Court of Session Rules
wears judicial robes

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Inner House courtrooms usedBy Inner House judges