Head role for Sheriffdom of Glasgow and Strathkelvin filled

Sheriff Turnbull will take up appointment as Sheriff Principal from 1 September 2016.

Nicola Sturgeon made her recommendation for appointment on the basis of a report by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS).

Craig Turnbull is a sheriff in the Sheriffdom of North Strathclyde, sitting predominantly at Greenock and Dumbarton Sheriff Courts.

A graduate of the University of Strathclyde, he was admitted as a solicitor in 1988, working for A.C.White in Ayr and Levy & McRae in Glasgow before joining MacRoberts in 1993.

He became a partner there in 1997, specialising in commercial and construction disputes and health and safety and environmental prosecutions.

He was appointed as a part time sheriff in 2011 and served as the managing partner of MacRoberts from 2011 - 2014.

The salary of a Sheriff Principal is £144,172 per annum.