Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor
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Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor (died 1776) was a Scottish judge.
He was the son of John Pringle of the Haining. He served as Sheriff of Selkirk, as Solicitor General for Scotland
from 1755 until 1759 when he was appointed
a Lord of Session
with the judicial title Lord Alemoor. He had an unrivalled reputation as a lawyer and pleader.
He was the son of John Pringle of the Haining. He served as Sheriff of Selkirk, as Solicitor General for Scotland
Solicitor General for Scotland
Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, and the deputy of the Lord Advocate, whose duty is to advise the Crown and the Scottish Government on Scots Law...
from 1755 until 1759 when he was appointed
a Lord of Session
Court of Session
The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland, and constitutes part of the College of Justice. It sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh and is both a court of first instance and a court of appeal....
with the judicial title Lord Alemoor. He had an unrivalled reputation as a lawyer and pleader.
Sources
- Concise Dictionary of National Biography
- Peebles and Selkirk by G C Pringle, 1914