Summary sheriff appointed in Glasgow

26th February 2016

Walter Mercer has been appointed a summary sheriff for Glasgow & Strathkelvin.

A member of the Faculty of Advocates, Mr Mercer has been working as a part-time sheriff since 2011 and a member of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland for nine years. He practised at the bar between 2000 and 2014 and was appointed as an ad-hoc advocate depute in 2002.

Mr Mercer was nominated by the First Minister for appointment by the Queen, on the basis of a report by the independent Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland.

The first appointments to the new post of summary sheriff were announced earlier this month (click here for report).

Also announced today was the appointment as a member of the Scottish Land Court of Thomas Campbell, a partner in JR&T Campbell, dairy, beef and sheep farmers, West Kilbride, and a former vice chairman of First Milk Ltd. Mr Campbell has a wide range of experience as both a tenant farmer and owner. He will take up his appointment on 19 April 2016, after current member, Angus MacDonald, retires on 3 March.