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Judicial Complaints Reviewer

Judicial Complaints Reviewer
Incumbent
James Mollison
since 1 September 2022
TypeOmbudsman
AppointerCabinet Secretary for Justice
Constituting instrumentJudiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008
Formation2011
First holderMoi Ali
Websitehttp://www.judicialcomplaintsreviewer.org.uk/

The Judicial Complaints Reviewer is a Scottish official who is responsible for reviewing the handling of complaints against the judiciary of Scotland by the Judicial Office for Scotland. The post was established in 2011 as a result of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008. The Reviewer is appointed by the Cabinet Secretary for Justice, with the approval of the Lord President of the Court of Session. The Reviewer's services are open to those who have complained about the conduct of a member of the judiciary, and also to members of the judiciary who have been the subject of a complaint.

The first Judicial Complaints Reviewer was Moi Ali, 2011-2014. The second was Gillian Thompson, 2014-2017. The third was Ian Gordon OBE, 2017-2022. The current reviewer is James Mollison who took up the role on 1 September 2022.