New sheriffs appointed

New sheriffs appointed

A number of new sheriffs have been appointed to serve Glasgow & Strathkelvin, Grampian, Highland and Islands, Lothian & Borders, North Strathclyde, South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway and Tayside, Central & Fife Sheriffdoms.

Louise Arrol KC, Owen Mullan, Craig Findlater, Neil Wilson, Matthew Auchincloss, Julius Komorowski, Valerie Mays, Kevin McCarron, Iain Nicol, Gillian Sharp, Euan Cameron, Sheena Fraser, Anthony McGeehan, Siobhan Connelly, Louise Gallacher, Jennifer Bain KC, Steven Borthwick KC and Timothy Niven-Smith, and to the office of sheriff, on the recommendation of the first minister.

Humza Yousaf made his recommendations on the basis of a report by the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

The salary of a sheriff is £157,705 per annum.

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