Raft of shrieval appointments
Scottish ministers have appointed 15 part-time sheriffs and 17 part-time summary sheriffs.
The new part-time sheriffs are: Robert Carr, Duncan Hamilton QC, Kirsty Hood QC, Krista Johnston, Gareth Jones, Neil Kinnear, Mark Lindsay QC, Scott Manson, Christian Marney, Robert More, James Mulgrew, Iain Nicol, Graham Primrose QC, Paul Reid and Catherine Smith QC.
The new part-time summary sheriffs are: Roderick (known as Rory) Bannerman, Nigel Cooke, Craig Findlater, Morag Fraser, Edward Gilroy, James Hastie, Karen Kirk, Sean Lynch, David MacLeod, Kevin McCarron, Shirley McKenna, Clair McLachlan, Mark Moir QC, David Nicolson, Mark O’Hanlon, Garry Sutherland and Rhona Wark.