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词条 Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary
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  1. List of office holders

  2. References

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|post = Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary
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|incumbent = Graeme Marwick
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|appointer = Lord President of the Court of Session
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|deputy = Deputy Principal Clerk of Session
Deputy Principal Clerk of Justiciary
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}}"Clerk of Session" redirects here; not to be confused with Session Clerk, see Moderators and clerks in the Church of Scotland.{{CourtsScotland}}

The Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary is the clerk of court responsible for the administration of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and their associated staff.[1] The Keeper of the Signet grants a commission to the Principal Clerk of Session to allow Her Majesty's Signet to be used.

Gillian Prentice was the first woman to hold the post.{{refneeded|date=April 2017}} The current Principal Clerk is Graeme Marwick.[2]

The modern office unites the originally separate offices of Principal Clerk of Session (of the Court of Session) and Principal Clerk of Justiciary (of the High Court of Justiciary).

The Crown Agent takes directions from the Principal Clerk of Justiciary when arranging sittings of the High Court of Justiciary.{{refneeded|date=April 2017}}

List of office holders

{{incomplete list|date=May 2012}}
  • Sir James Dalrymple, son of the eminent legal scholar and statesman Lord Stair
  • Sir John Dalrymple of Kelloch
  • Sir Walter Scott, novelist (appointed 1806)[3]
  • David Hume, advocate and legal scholar (appointed 1811)
  • James Fergusson, judge and legal scholar (appointed 1826)
  • Thomas Thomson, advocate (1826–1852)
  • Cosmo Innes (appointed 1852)
  • Macvey Napier, solicitor, legal scholar, and editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/you_and_us/recruitment/SCS%20An%20Introduction.pdf|title=Scottish Court Service An Introduction| quote=The Supreme Courts are made up of: the Court of Session, the High Court of Justiciary and the Accountant of Court's Office. The Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary is responsible for the administration of these areas|publisher=Scottish Court Service|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721231546/http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/docs/you_and_us/recruitment/SCS%20An%20Introduction.pdf| archive-date=21 July 2011| accessdate=26 May 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Director and Principal Clerk of Session and Justiciary|url=https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/the-courts/supreme-courts/about-the-supreme-courts/director-and-principal-clerk-of-session-and-justiciary|website=www.scotcourts.gov.uk|publisher=Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service|accessdate=4 April 2017}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.edinburghmuseums.org.uk/CMSTemplates/ScottMonumentVirtualTour/pages/timeline.htm|title=Timeline|work=The Scott Monument|publisher=Edinburgh Museums & Galleries|accessdate=27 May 2012|location=Edinburgh}}
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