Judiciary of Scotland

thumb|A sheriff's department poses with an illegal still ([[Hamlet, North Carolina; 1909)]] A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland and the Faroe Islands, the , which is commonly translated to English as sheriff.

Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry

administration of justice in Scotland

judge in charge of a Scottish sheriffdom with judicial, quasi-judicial, and administrative responsibilities