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Sheriff T Welsh QC

Sheriff Welsh was appointed floating Sheriff of South Strathclyde, Dumfries Galloway based at Hamilton in 2000.  Between 1997-1999 he served as Temporary Sheriff throughout Scotland.  Sheriff Welsh was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1982 and took Silk in 1997. He practiced in the Criminal Appeal Court, High Court and Sheriff Court over 18 years as junior and senior counsel and latterly worked exclusively in the Criminal Courts. He was a member of the Faculty of Advocates Disciplinary Tribunal for 3 years and trained 8 devils.  Sheriff Welsh is a graduate of Glasgow University and holds an MA (Hons) including Modern Languages (French and Italian) as well as an LL.B. 

    • Publications:  The Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia, Chapter on the history of the Court of Session with the then Lord President (Lord Emslie);  Macphail’s Sheriff Court Practice 3rd Edition (2006) General Editor and contributor, Scottish Criminal Law [SCL], (2007 to date) General Editor.  Sheriff Welsh was appointed  Director of Judicial Studies in September 2008.

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