Court of Session
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Logo of the Court of Session
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| Established | 1532 |
| Country | Scotland |
| Location | Parliament House, Edinburgh |
| Composition method | Judges are appointed by the monarch on the recommendation of the First Minister, who receives recommendations from the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland |
| Authorized by | Act of James V of Scots, 1532 |
| Decisions are appealed to | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom |
| Judge term length | ad vitam aut culpam |
| Number of positions | 34 |
| Website | www.scotcourts.gov.uk |
| Lord President | |
| Currently | Lord Gill |
| Since | 8 June 2012 |
| Lord Justice Clerk | |
| Currently | Lord Carloway |
| Since | 15 August 2012 |
The Court of Session (Scottish Gaelic: Cùirt an t-Seisein; Scots: Coort o Session) is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a trial court and a court of appeal. The Court of Session has jurisdiction with the Sheriff Court—the other Scottish civil court, which sits locally—and the pursuer is given first choice of what court to use. However, the majority of complex, important, or high value cases are brought in the Court of Session.Legal aid, administered by the Scottish Legal Aid Board, is available to persons with little disposable income for cases in the Court of Session.
The court is a unitary collegiate court, with all judges other than the Lord President and the Lord Justice Clerk holding the same rank and title—Senator of the College of Justice and also Lord or Lady of Council and Session. There are thirty-four judges, in addition to a number of temporary judges; these temporary judges are typically sheriffs, or advocates in private practice. The judges sit also in the High Court of Justiciary, where the Lord President is called the Lord Justice General.
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