Upcoming Recruitment – The Office of Sheriff
The Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS) will be advertising for the Office of Sheriff to 4 remote roles across Scotland. The vacancies include, two posts to Dumfries Sheriff Court, one post to Campbeltown & Oban Sheriff Court and one post for a 0.5 FTE to Lerwick Sheriff Court.
Applications and information on our website will go live on Tuesday 3 February 2026 to find out more about the role and to apply, please visit our website: JABS: Vacancies.
The application window will close noon on Tuesday 3 March 2026.
To assist applicants, we have published a number of videos providing insight into the roles and details on the application and interview process. This is available on the JABS YouTube channel:
Videos include:
· Liz Burnley, JABS Lay Member and Panel Chair introducing the competition
· Sheriff Principal Dowdalls KC on the posts at Dumfries Sheriff Court
· Sheriff Principal Ross on the post at Campbeltown & Oban Sheriff Court
· Sheriff Principal MacDonald on the post at Lerwick Sheriff Court
· Sheriff Sutherland on working as a Sheriff in a remote or rural area
· Denise Loney, JABS Legal Member on the Legal Application and Interview process guidance
For enquiries, please contact mailbox@jabs.gov.scot.
Keep up-to-date on the recruitment by checking our X account, Bluesky account or LinkedIn page.