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New Sheriff appointed
26/01/2005
Her Majesty The Queen, on the recommendation of the
First Minister, has appointed Mr Vincent J G Smith,
Solicitor as Sheriff of South Strathclyde Dumfries and
Galloway at Hamilton.
Mr Smith will succeed Sheriff Simon Pender who
transferred to Dumbarton last year.
Mr Smith (50) was admitted as solicitor in 1980 and
began his career as an apprentice, then assistant with Hoey
Carmichael & Co in Glasgow. In 1982 he became a
partner in Lavery Smith & Co and has experience in a
wide range of court and chamber work and has appeared in
both civil and criminal cases in the sheriff courts. He
was a temporary sheriff in 1999 and was appointed part-time
sheriff in 2003.
Following the voluntary transfer of Sheriff Simon
Pender, Scottish Ministers asked the Judicial Appointments
Board for Scotland to consider applications and make
recommendations for filling the vacant post at Hamilton.
The First Minister accepted the Board's recommendations and
Mr Smith will take office shortly.