A sheriff, who was faced with sexual misconduct claims which were ultimately dropped, remains suspended.
Jack Brown, who sits in court in Aberdeen, was suspended from his role in January after an allegation about his behaviour was passed to police.
He was arrested and charged several days later.
At the time, police confirmed they were investigating the accusation and had been compiling a report to be passed to the procurator fiscal.
However on Tuesday night, the Crown Office confirmed the charge faced by the 59-year-old had been dropped, following a “full and careful consideration” of the facts of the case.
But despite the case against him being dropped, Mr Brown remains barred from presiding over cases.
A spokeswoman for the judiciary said: “The suspension from office of Sheriff Jack Brown presently remains in place.
“Any conduct complaint in respect of a member of the judiciary would be dealt with thoroughly and on a confidential basis.”
The sexual misconduct allegation was first levied against the sheriff in November.
It is understood this had been made by a female employee, and was then reported to police by one of her managers.
Following Sheriff Brown’s suspension, a commission was set up to look into the case.
It was being presided over by Lord Bracadale, who was the senior prosecutor in the 2000 Lockerbie trial at the Scottish Court in the Netherlands.
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.