Seith Ireland

Sheriff Seith Ireland was educated at the University of Glasgow and Osgoode Hall Law School Toronto Canada. After being admitted as a solicitor he ultimately had his own practice specializing in criminal defence and Children’s Referral cases. He served as President of the Glasgow Bar Association, and then on the Council of the Law Society of Scotland where he convened the Society’s committee making submissions to Government and politicians of all parties on the Bill which became the Scotland Act. He was appointed as a Sheriff in 2003 and sat in Kilmarnock then Paisley Sheriff Courts until retiring in April 2021.

During that time, he served as Secretary and Treasurer of the Sheriffs Association. He continues to sit a few days a month as a retired sheriff to assist the Courts in recovering from the Covid backlog. He   served on the Council of the Scottish Association for the Study of Offending(“SASO”) for 10 years and is on the Scottish board of Phoenix Futures, a charity dedicated to assisting   recovery from drug and alcohol addictions. Seith also serves on the Business Committee of the General Council of the University of Glasgow and is a trustee of the University of Glasgow Trust. He is married, and delights in his children and 4 grandchildren. When not working he plays golf and attends theatre and musical events.