Kirkwall Sheriff Court
Sheriff court · Scotland · Sheriffdom: Grampian, Highland And Islands
3
Sheriff summary trials waiting (scheduled), end of August 2026
-85.7% vs August 2024
159
Sheriff summary and solemn cases concluded, April 2025 to March 2026
Cases registered and concluded (financial years)
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Not published (suppressed or caveated, not charted): Justice of the Peace court
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff summary: complaints registered | 160 | 132 | -17.5% |
| Sheriff summary: cases concluded | 155 | 150 | -3.2% |
| Sheriff summary: evidence-led trials | 33 | 21 | -36.4% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments registered | 7 | 10 | +42.9% |
| Sheriff solemn (jury): indictments concluded | 6 | 9 | +50.0% |
| Justice of the Peace court | Not published for this court | ||
Source: SCTS Courts and Tribunals Data Scotland: Criminal, August 2026 (published 17 Sep 2026) · Financial year = April to March
Trials waiting (scheduled, not yet called)
| Measure | End Aug 2024 | End Aug 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriff summary trials scheduled | 21 | 3 | -85.7% |
| Sheriff solemn trials scheduled | 2 | 2 | +0.0% |
Source: SCTS Courts and Tribunals Data Scotland: Criminal, August 2026 (published 17 Sep 2026) · “Trials scheduled” = cases with a trial date assigned that have not yet called in court (SCTS glossary)
Not published at this level
- Convictions and sentences by court: the Scottish Government publishes these for Scotland as a whole and by court type, not by individual court. See Scotland.
- Average wait to trial for this court: SCTS publishes the financial-year average nationally; see Scotland.
- Individual cases, hearings or names: never shown on Court Day UK.