Sheriff of Fife and Kinross explained

Post:Hereditary Sheriff
Body:Fife
Insignia:Coat of Arms of the Fife Area Council.svg
Insigniacaption:Arms of the Fife Area Council
Incumbent:Sir Philip Christopher Ondaatje, Earl of Rothes (Scots Baron)
Incumbentsince:26 November 2004
Style:The Much Honoured
Succession:Hereditary, with remainder to heirs and assigns whatsoever

There are two distinct sheriffdoms associated with the region of Fife in Scotland. In 1881, the administrative sheriffdom was combined with the former sheriffdom of Kinross, resulting in the establishment of the Sheriff of Fife and Kinross.[1] This combined sheriffdom existed until 1975, when it was largely incorporated into the new, larger sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife.

The Hereditary Sheriffdom of Fife is an office in the Baronage of Scotland that is still exists. The current Hereditary Sheriff of Fife is Sir Philip Christopher Ondaatje, Earl of Rothes (Scots Baron).[2]

The administrative Sheriffs of Fife had the duty of upholding law and order in Fife, and ensuring that criminals were brought to justice. Until 1748, these administrative sheriffdoms were predominantly held hereditarily. However, after the Jacobite uprising of 1745, they were replaced by salaried sheriff-deputes who were qualified advocates and members of the Scottish Bar.

Sheriffs of Fife

Sheriffs-Depute

Sheriffs of Kinross

Sheriffs of Fife and Kinross (1881)

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: 30 August 1881 . Resignation of a Sheriff . Dundee Courier.
  2. Web site: Note on the Petition of Willi Ernst Sturzenegger of Arran . Court of the Lord Lyon.
  3. Book: Sibbald, Robert. The history ... of the sheriffdoms of Fife and Kinross. 239.
  4. Book: The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 73, Part 1. 235.
  5. Book: Sheriff Courts. The Scottish law review and Sheriff Court reports, Volume 22. 11.
  6. Web site: SHERIFFS (SCOTLAND). Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 21 May 1974. 19 October 2017.

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