SCOTLAND'S judges are tomorrow celebrating 100 years of justice being dispensed from the north and south courts at the High Court in Glasgow.
The courts in Jail Square were opened on Monday, July 7, 1913, after a massive renovation project.
The Lord Justice General, the Lord Justice Clerk and the judges arrived from Edinburgh for the opening ceremony and walked in procession from George Square to Saltmarket.
Also in the procession, accompanied by a mounted escort from the 3rd Lowland Brigade RFA, were the Lord Advocate, the Solicitor General, advocates depute, the Crown agent, the Dean of the Faculty of Procurators, the Royal Trumpeters, macers and the Clerk of Justiciary.
At the Court House, the judges were received by a guard of honour by the 5th Scottish Rifles. Lord Dunedin, the Lord Justice General was given a key and formally opened the building.
The centenary celebrations will be more low-key.
Trumpeters will announce the arrival on the North Court bench of The Lord Justice General, The Rt Hon. Lord Gill, The Lord Justice Clerk, The Rt Hon Lord Carloway, accompanied by The Rt Hon Lady Smith and Lord Menzies.
The judicial party will be joined by Rev Ada MacLeod from Glasgow Cathedral; who will offer prayers. The Lord Justice General will address the court and unveil a commemorative plaque.
Over the years, many famous cases have been heard in the courts.
In 1977, a serious attempt was made to destroy the north court with a firebomb attack. The court, which had been due to hear the trial of gangster William Norval, was badly damaged, but the trial went ahead the next day in the south court.
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