1. Scots law. The supreme Scottish civil court. • Its jurisdiction corresponds generally to the English High Court of Justice. The Court of Session is divided into Outer House and Inner House. In Outer House, one judge hears cases of first instance. The Outer House’s jurisdiction corresponds generally to the English High Court of Justice. The Outer House has two appellate chambers, the First and Second Division, in which three-judge panels sit. The Inner House’s jurisdiction corresponds generally to the English Court of Appeal. The Court of Session also has several Lords Ordinary, who sit individually as trial judges. — Also termed Supreme Civil Court in Scotland.
2. In a few states, a court with jurisdiction over criminal cases.
