Sheriff Di Emidio to head Judicial Institute

The Lord President has appointed Sheriff Pino Di Emidio as Director of the Judicial Institute for Scotland,  which provides training and education for Scottish judges, for a three year period from 1 April 2022.

Sheriff Di Emidio is a floating sheriff in the sheriffdom of Tayside, Central & Fife. He was appointed as a sheriff in 2014, having previously served as a part time tribunal judge. He also sits in the Upper Tribunal for Scotland, dealing with cases from the Housing & Property Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal.

He was a solicitor from 1981 to 1993 and became an advocate in 1994. From 2005 to 2009 he was Director of Training and Education at the Faculty of Advocates.

Sheriff Susan Craig, interim director of the Judicial Institute, commented: "I am delighted that Pino is joining the Judicial Institute, where he will find a warm welcome from a wonderful team who support our critical work. I am sure he will bring a wealth of experience and help the continuing development of our internationally recognised suite of resources. Having been at the Institute for over four and a half years I have decided the time is right to for me to return to the bench and am very pleased that the JI will be in such safe hands."