Sheriff Principal appointed as Council’s new advisor

Sheriff Principal Andrew Miller has been appointed as an advisor to the Council.

Sheriff Principal Miller is currently Sheriff Principal of Grampian, Highland and Islands after being appointed in March 2026. He is a graduate of Glasgow University and after working for a few years in private practice, joined the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in 1995. 

He became a Solicitor Advocate in 2003 and was appointed as District Procurator Fiscal for Dumbarton in 2005 and later as Advocate Depute and then Senior Advocate Depute. In 2013 he was appointed as a Sheriff in Grampian, Highland and Islands and has served as a Sheriff in the Highlands, at Peterhead Sheriff Court and, since 2017, at Aberdeen Sheriff Court. He was appointed as a temporary High Court judge in August 2022.

Council Chair Lord Beckett welcomed the new appointment, saying: “I am pleased to welcome Sheriff Principal Miller to the Council and look forward to working with him. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and experience of both the Sheriff Court and High Court, which will be very welcome as we continue to develop our sentencing guidelines.”

Sheriff Principal Miller will join the Council on 24 August 2026.