A Dundee sheriff accused of sexual misconduct remains suspended from the bench three months after criminal charges against him were dropped.
Jack Brown, who lives near Dundee and sat at Aberdeen Sheriff Court, was suspended in January after allegations about his behaviour were made to police.
The 59-year-old was subsequently arrested and charged.
The Crown Office confirmed in April that following “full and careful consideration of the facts” criminal proceedings were being dropped.
A spokesman for the Judicial Office for Scotland said Sheriff Brown remains suspended.
It is the organisation responsible for investigating complaints about the personal conduct of members of the judiciary and set up a tribunal to investigate the claims made against Sheriff Brown last year.
It is understood a Crown Office employee made the complaint, which subsequently was reported to police by a manager.
The Judicial Office Commission is being presided over by Lord Bracadale, who was the senior prosecutor in the Lockerbie trial at the Scottish Court in the Netherlands.
When the tribunal has completed its investigation report it will be submitted to the judicial office and placed before the disciplinary judge who will then determine what, if any, sanctions to apply.
A spokeswoman said: “Sheriff Brown remains suspended from office. We are not in a position to provide any further update.”
Prior to his suspension, Sheriff Brown had been working at the High Court in Aberdeen.
He was appointed to the city’s sheriffdom in 2016.
After graduating from Dundee University, he trained with Dundee City Council then worked at J&J Hunter before becoming a partner at Shaw & Co.
He set up his own practice, Jack Brown & Co, in Dundee in 1996.
He was appointed as a solicitor advocate in 2003 and has been a sheriff since 2005.
