East Renfrewshire District Court

East Renfrewshire District Courthouse is located beside Giffnock Police Station on Braidholm Road. The job of the District Court is to hear criminal cases, such as road traffic offences, breach of the peace, shoplifting or minor assaults. Independent lay Justices of the Peace (JPs) sit in court supported by a legally qualified Clerk of Court. The Court sits every Friday and business normally commences at 10.00. The Police Station and Courthouse were built in 1915, although the architect and builder are unknown. The Jewish community initially congregated in the Court room until 1938 when Giffnock Synagogue in MayTerrace was erected. Rudolf Hess was taken there in 1941 briefly before he was transferred to Glasgow.