Historic List of Senators of the College of Justice
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A list of the Senators of the College of Justice
in Scotland from 1689 to present.
Senator of the College of Justice
The Senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of Senator: Lords of Session ; Lords Commissioner of Justiciary ; and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court...
in Scotland from 1689 to present.
Date | Name | Title | Predecessor |
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1 Nov 1689 | Sir James Dalrymple, Lord Stair James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair , Scottish lawyer and statesman, was born at Drummurchie, Barr, South Ayrshire.-Biography:... |
Lord President Lord President of the Court of Session The Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836... |
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Sir John Baird | Newbyth | ||
Alexander Swinton | Marsington | ||
Sir Colin Campbell | Aberuchill | ||
James Murray | Philiphaugh | ||
Robert Dundas | Arniston | ||
John Hamilton | Halcraig | ||
David Home | Crocerig | ||
Sir John Maitland | Ravelrig | ||
Sir Robert Sinclair | Stevenson | ||
Sir John Lauder John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet, Lord Fountainhall was one of Scotland's leading jurists who remains to this day an oft consulted authority... |
Fountainhall | ||
Sir William Anstruther | Anstruther | ||
Archibald Hope | Rankeillour | ||
James Falconer | Phesdo | ||
Robert Hamilton | Presmennan | ||
5 July 1690 | John Hay, Earl of Tweeddale John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale John Hay, 1st Marquess and 2nd Earl of Tweeddale was Lord Chancellor of Scotland.... |
Lord Chancellor | |
23 Nov 1693 | William Douglas William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry was a Scottish politician.... , ext |
Duke of Queensberry | |
William Johnston William Johnstone, 1st Marquess of Annandale William Johnstone, 2nd Earl of Annandale and Hartfell, 1st Marquess of Annandale KT was a Scottish nobleman. He was the son of James Johnstone, 1st Earl of Hartfell and Henrietta Douglas... , ext |
|Earl of Annandale | ||
28 November 1693 | Patrick Hume Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont , known as Sir Patrick Hume, 1st Baronet from 1648 to 1690 and as Lord Polwarth from 1690 to 1697, was a Scottish statesman... , ext |
Lord Polwarth | |
19 December 1693 | William Hamilton William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton William Douglas-Hamilton, 3rd Duke of Hamilton, KG, PC , born Lord William Douglas, was the son of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas and his second wife Lady Mary Gordon, a daughter of George Gordon, 1st Marquess of Huntly... , ext |
Duke of Hamilton | |
29 December 1693 | Sir William Hamilton | Whitelaw | Stevenson, ret |
14 December 1694 | Archibald Campbell Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, 10th Earl of Argyll was a Scottish peer.-Biography:The eldest son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll and Mary Stuart, daughter of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray, Campbell sought to recover his father's estates... , ext |
Earl of Argyll | Duke of Hamilton, dec |
2 May 1696 | Patrick Hume, Lord Polwarth Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont Patrick Hume, 1st Earl of Marchmont , known as Sir Patrick Hume, 1st Baronet from 1648 to 1690 and as Lord Polwarth from 1690 to 1697, was a Scottish statesman... |
Lord Chancellor | Tweeddale, suc. |
9 June 1696 | James Scougal | Whitehill | Pressmennan, dec |
26 June 1696 | James Douglas James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry James Douglas, 2nd Duke of Queensberry and 1st Duke of Dover was a Scottish nobleman.He was the eldest son of William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry and his wife Isabel Douglas, daughter of William Douglas, 1st Marquess of Douglas.Educated at the University of Glasgow, he was appointed a... , ext |
Duke of Queensberry | Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry William Douglas, 1st Duke of Queensberry PC also 3rd Earl of Queensberry and 1st Marquess of Queensberry was a Scottish politician.... , dec |
7 June 1698 | Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick Sir Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick was a Scottish judge and politician.The third son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, he was Commissary of Edinburgh; Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for New Galloway burgh from 1690, and for North Berwick burgh from 1702.Dalrymple was Dean... |
Lord President | Stair James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair , Scottish lawyer and statesman, was born at Drummurchie, Barr, South Ayrshire.-Biography:... , d |
7 February 1699 | Hugh Campbell, ext | Earl of Loudoun | Marchmont, pr |
17 February 1699 | Sir John Maxwell | Pollock | Newbyth, d |
25 July 1701 | Robert Stewart | Tillicutrie | Mersington, d |
1 November 1702 | James Ogilvy, Earl of Seafield James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield KT PC was a Scottish politician.Findlater was the son of James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater, and Lady Anne Montgomerie. He was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1685, and was a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for... |
Lord Chancellor | Polwarth, suc |
12 January 1703 | Roderick Mackenzie | Prestonhall | Whitehill, dec |
20 June 1704 | John Campbell John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll Field Marshal John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, 1st Duke of Greenwich KG , known as Iain Ruaidh nan Cath or Red John of the Battles, was a Scottish soldier and nobleman.-Early Life:... , ext |
Duke of Argyll | Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll Archibald Campbell, 1st Duke of Argyll, 10th Earl of Argyll was a Scottish peer.-Biography:The eldest son of Archibald Campbell, 9th Earl of Argyll and Mary Stuart, daughter of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray, Campbell sought to recover his father's estates... , dec |
17 October 1704 | John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale was a Scottish nobleman.Hay was the eldest son of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and his wife, Jean, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch. In 1666, at Highgate in London, he married Lady Mary Maitland, daughter of John Maitland, 1st Duke of... |
Lord Chancellor | Earl of Seafield James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield KT PC was a Scottish politician.Findlater was the son of James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater, and Lady Anne Montgomerie. He was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1685, and was a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for... , suc |
7 November 1704 | Sir Alexander Campbell | Cessnock | Abeuchill, dec |
31 January 1705 | Adam Cockburn Adam Cockburn, Lord Ormiston Adam Cockburn of Ormiston, Lord Ormiston was a Scottish judge and Lord Justice Clerk.A younger son of John Cockburn of Ormiston by his spouse Margaret Hepburn, Adam was retoured heir to his brother John in the family's ancient estate of Ormiston, East Lothian, on 28 December 1671... |
Ormiston | Whitelaw, dec |
9 March 1705 | James Ogilvie, Earl of Seafield James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater James Ogilvy, 4th Earl of Findlater and 1st Earl of Seafield KT PC was a Scottish politician.Findlater was the son of James Ogilvy, 3rd Earl of Findlater, and Lady Anne Montgomerie. He was elected to the Faculty of Advocates in 1685, and was a Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for... |
Lord Chancellor | Tweeddale John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale John Hay, 2nd Marquess of Tweeddale was a Scottish nobleman.Hay was the eldest son of John Hay, 1st Marquess of Tweeddale and his wife, Jean, daughter of Walter Scott, 1st Earl of Buccleuch. In 1666, at Highgate in London, he married Lady Mary Maitland, daughter of John Maitland, 1st Duke of... , suc |
28 June 1705 | Sir Gilbert Elliot | Minto | Phesdo, dec |
23 July 1706 | Sir Alexander Ogilvy | Forglen | Halcraig |
18 March 1707 | James Erskine | Grange | Rankeillour, dec |
6 June 1707 | John Murray | Bowhill | Crocerig, dec |
1 Jun 1709 | Dugald Stewart | Blairhall | Tillicutrie, r |
10 June 1709 | Sir Francis Grant | Cullen | Philiphaugh, dec |
7 June 1710 | Sir James Mackenzie | Royston | Prestonhall, res |
8 November 1710 | David Erskine David Erskine, Lord Dun David Erskine, Lord Dun , was a Scottish judge and MP.Erskine, son of David Erskine of Dun, near Montrose, Forfarshire, studied at the universities of St. Andrews and of Paris. He became a member of the Scottish bar on 19 November 1698, and soon rose to eminence... |
Dun | Lauderdale, dec |
6 November 1711 | Sir William Calderwood | Polton | Anstruther, dec |
7 November 1712 | John Murray John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl John Murray, 1st Duke of Atholl, KT, PC was a Scottish nobleman, politician, and soldier. He served in numerous positions during his life, and fought in the Glorious Revolution for William III and Mary II.... , ext |
Duke of Atholl | Queensberry, dec |
8 November 1712 | James Hamilton | Pencaitland | Blairhall, dec |
5 June 1714 | James Elphinston | Coupar | Bowhill, dec |
23 November 1714 | Sir Andrew Hume | Kimmerghame | Cesnock, ret |
6 June 1718 | Sir Walter Pringle | Newhall | Minto, dec |
7 March 1721 | John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale PC was a Scottish nobleman.Tweeddale was an able and accomplished statesman, and possessed considerable knowledge of law. He was appointed an Extraordinary Lord of Session in 1721, the last person to hold this office. He was one of the Scottish representative... , ext |
Marquess of Tweeddale | Annandale, dec |
4 June 1724 | Andrew Fletcher Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton Andrew Fletcher, Lord Milton was a notable Scottish judge and Lord Justice Clerk.-Family:Andrew Fletcher was the son of Henry Fletcher of Saltoun by his spouse Margaret , daughter of Sir David Carnegie, 1st Baronet of Pittarow .-Career:Having been educated for the Bar,... |
Milton, Justice Clerk | Fountainhall John Lauder, Lord Fountainhall Sir John Lauder of Fountainhall, 2nd Baronet, Lord Fountainhall was one of Scotland's leading jurists who remains to this day an oft consulted authority... |
4 June 1726 | Sir Gilbert Elliot | Minto, Justice Clerk | Cullen, dec |
29 December 1726 | Hew Dalrymple | Drummore | Arniston, dec |
10 June 1727 | Patrick Campbell | Monzie | Forglen, dec |
1 July 1729 | John Pringle | Haining | Pencaitland, dec |
5 June 1730 | Alexander Fraser | Strichen | Kimmerghame, dec |
3 November 1732 | Patrick Grant | Elchies | Pollock, dec |
3 November 1733 | John Sinclair John Sinclair, Lord Murkle John Sinclair, Lord Murkle was a Scottish judge.A son of John Sinclair, 8th Earl of Caithness and Janet Carmichael of the Hyndford family, he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates on 7 February 1713. On 18 January 1721 he was appointed one of the Solicitors General for Scotland... |
Murkle | Polton, dec |
11 July 1734 | Alexander Leslie Alexander Melville, 5th Earl of Leven Alexander Melville , 5th Earl of Leven was the son of David Melville, 3rd Earl of Leven.... |
Earl of Leven | Grange, ret |
3 November 1735 | Sir James Fergusson | Kilkerran | Ormistoun, dec |
10 June 1737 | Robert Dundas Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elder Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elder was a Scottish judge.The second son of Robert Dundas he served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1717 to 1720 and as Lord Advocate from 1720 to 1725... |
Arniston | Newhall, dec |
21 June 1737 | Duncan Forbes of Culloden | Lord President | North Berwick Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick Sir Hew Dalrymple, Lord North Berwick was a Scottish judge and politician.The third son of James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, he was Commissary of Edinburgh; Commissioner to the Parliament of Scotland for New Galloway burgh from 1690, and for North Berwick burgh from 1702.Dalrymple was Dean... , dec |
23 November 1744 | Charles Erskine | Tinwald | Royston, dec |
19 December 1746 | Patrick Boyle | Shewalton | Balmerino, dec |
10 September 1748 | Robert Dundas of Arniston Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elder Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the elder was a Scottish judge.The second son of Robert Dundas he served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1717 to 1720 and as Lord Advocate from 1720 to 1725... |
Lord President | Culloden, dec |
3 June 1749 | James Grahame | Easdale | Arniston, LP |
26 February 1751 | George Sinclair | Woodhall | Easdale, dec |
6 February 1752 | Henry Home Henry Home, Lord Kames Henry Home, Lord Kames was a Scottish advocate, judge, philosopher, writer and agricultural improver. A central figure of the Scottish Enlightenment, a founder member of the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, and active in the Select Society, his protégés included James Boswell, David Hume and... |
Kames | Monzie, dec |
2 February 1754 | Robert Craigie Robert Craigie Robert Craigie was a Scottish politician and judge. He was baptised on March 4, 1688 and died on 10 March 1760.On 2 April 1742 he was elected Member of Parliament for the Tain Burghs constituency in northern Scotland... |
Lord President | Arniston, dec |
15 February 1754 | Alexander Boswell | Auchinleck | Dun, ret |
14 November 1754 | William Grant William Grant, Lord Prestongrange William Grant , Lord Prestongrange, was a Scottish politician and judge.The second son of Sir Francis Grant, Lord Cullen, he was admitted as an advocate in 1722, was procurator for the Church of Scotland and Clerk to the General Assembly in 1731. He campaigned against patronage in the Church... |
Prestongrange | Elchies, dec |
20 November 1754 | Robert Pringle | Edgefield | Leven, dec |
28 November 1754 | Thomas Hay | Huntingdon | Haining, dec |
5 July 1755 | Andrew Macdowal | Bankton | Murkle, dec |
24 July 1755 | Peter Wedderburn | Chesterhall | Huntingdon, dec |
31 July 1755 | George Carre | Nisbet | Drummore, dec |
18 December 1756 | George Brown | Coalstoun | Chesterhall, dec |
14 June 1757 | Andrew Pringle Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor Andrew Pringle, Lord Alemoor 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... |
Alemore | Kikerran, dec |
14 June 1760 | Robert Dundas Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger Robert Dundas, Lord Arniston, the younger was a Scottish judge.The eldest son of Robert Dundas , he was deducated at Edinburgh University and studied Roman law at Utrecht University.... |
Lord President | Craigie Robert Craigie Robert Craigie was a Scottish politician and judge. He was baptised on March 4, 1688 and died on 10 March 1760.On 2 April 1742 he was elected Member of Parliament for the Tain Burghs constituency in northern Scotland... , dec |
6 March 1761 | James Veitch | Elliock | Bankton |
18 June 1761 | James Erskine | Barjarg, Alva | Shewalton, dec |
16 June 1763 | John Campbell | Stonefield | Tinwald, dec |
14 June 1764 | James Ferguson | Pitfour | Edgefield, dec |
3 July 1764 | Francis Gordon | Gardenstoun | Woodhall, dec |
4 July 1764 | Robert Bruce | Kennet | Prestoungrange, dec |
6 March 1766 | Sir David Dalrymple David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes was a Scottish advocate, judge and historian, born in Edinburgh.-Family:... |
Hailes | Nisbet, dec |
14 June 1766 | Thomas Miller | Barskimming | Minto, dec |
12 February 1767 | James Burnett James Burnett, Lord Monboddo James Burnett, Lord Monboddo was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics . In 1767 he became a judge in the Court of Session. As such, Burnett adopted an honorary title based on his... |
Monboddo | Milton, dec |
10 March 1775 | Alexander Lockhart | Covington | Strichen, dec |
22 February 1776 | David Ross | Ankerville | Alemore, dec |
13 December 1776 | Robert Macqueen Robert Macqueen, Lord Braxfield Robert McQueen, Lord Braxfield was a Scottish lawyer and judge.McQueen was born near Lanark, son of John McQueen of Braxfield.He studied in Edinburgh and was called to the Bar in 1744. In 1759 he was appointed an Advocate Depute appearing for the Crown in prosecutions. He often appeared in more... |
Braxfield, JC | Coalstoun, dec |
10 July 1777 | David Dalrymple | Westhall | Pitfour, dec |
14 November 1782 | David Rae David Rae, Lord Eskgrove Sir David Rae, Lord Eskgrove, 1st Baronet was a Scottish judge.-Life:He was the son of David Rae of St Andrews, an episcopalian minister, by his wife Agnes, daughter of Sir David Forbes of Newhall... |
Eskgrove | Auchinleck, dec |
21 December 1782 | John Swinton | Swinton | Covington, dec |
6 March 1783 | Alexander Murray | Henderland | Kames, dec |
1 July 1784 | Alexander Gordon Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville Alexander Gordon, Lord Rockville was a Scottish judge.Rockville was the youngest son of William Gordon, 2nd Earl of Aberdeen, by his third wife Lady Anne, daughter of Alexander Gordon, 2nd Duke of Gordon... |
Rockville | Westhall, dec |
4 March 1786 | William Nairne | Dunsinnan | Kennet, dec |
15 January 1788 | Thomas Miller Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet , known as Lord Glenlee during his judicial service, was a Scottish politician and judge.... |
Glenlee, Lord President | Arniston, dec |
17 January 1789 | John Maclaurin | Dreghorn | Glenlee Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet , known as Lord Glenlee during his judicial service, was a Scottish politician and judge.... , pr |
12 November 1789 | Ilay Campbell | Lord President | Glenlee Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet , known as Lord Glenlee during his judicial service, was a Scottish politician and judge.... , dec |
7 June 1792 | Alexander Abercromby | Abercromby | Rockville, dec |
21 December 1792 | William Craig | Craig | Hailes David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes was a Scottish advocate, judge and historian, born in Edinburgh.-Family:... , dec |
14 November 1793 | William Baillie William Baillie, Lord Polkemmet William Baillie, Lord Polkemmet , was a Scottish judge.Baillie was the eldest son of Thomas Baillie, Writer to the Signet. He was admitted advocate 1758, judge 1793, resigned 1811, and died 14 March 1816.-References:... |
Polkemmet | Elliock |
15 November 1793 | David Smythe | Methven | Gardenstone, dec |
16 May 1795 | Sir William Miller | Glenlee | Henderland, dec |
11 March 1796 | Allan Maconochie Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank FRSE FSA was a Scottish advocate, academic jurist, judge and agriculturalist.-Life:The only son of Alexander Maconochie of Meadowbank, Midlothian, by his wife Isabella, daughter of the Rev. Walter Allan, minister of Colinton in the same county, was born on 26... |
Meadowbank | Abercromby, dec |
17 November 1796 | Robert Cullen Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen Robert Cullen, Lord Cullen FRSE was a Scottish judge. He played a key role, along with his father William Cullen, in obtaining a royal charter for the Philosophical Society of Edinburgh, resulting in the formation of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1783.Born on 22 September 1742, in Edinburgh,... |
Cullen | Alva, dec |
7 February 1797 | William Honyman | Armadale | Dreghorn, dec |
16 May 1799 | William Macleod Bannatyne William Bannatyne, Lord Bannatyne Sir William Macleod Bannatyne was a distinguished Scottish lawyer and judge.-Biography:The son of Mr. Roderick Macleod, writer to the signet and Isabel , daughter of Hector Bannatyne of Kames. He received a liberal education, and was admitted advocate, January 22, 1765... |
Bannatyne | Swinton, dec |
12 May 1799 | Claid Irvine Boswell | Balmuto | Monboddo James Burnett, Lord Monboddo James Burnett, Lord Monboddo was a Scottish judge, scholar of linguistic evolution, philosopher and deist. He is most famous today as a founder of modern comparative historical linguistics . In 1767 he became a judge in the Court of Session. As such, Burnett adopted an honorary title based on his... , dec |
12 May 1799 | George Fergusson | Hermand | Braxfield Robert Macqueen, Lord Braxfield Robert McQueen, Lord Braxfield was a Scottish lawyer and judge.McQueen was born near Lanark, son of John McQueen of Braxfield.He studied in Edinburgh and was called to the Bar in 1744. In 1759 he was appointed an Advocate Depute appearing for the Crown in prosecutions. He often appeared in more... , dec |
6 February 1802 | Alexander Fraser Tytler | Woodhouselee | Stonefield, dec |
6 December 1804 | Charles Hope | Granton, Lord Justice Clerk | Eskgrove David Rae, Lord Eskgrove Sir David Rae, Lord Eskgrove, 1st Baronet was a Scottish judge.-Life:He was the son of David Rae of St Andrews, an episcopalian minister, by his wife Agnes, daughter of Sir David Forbes of Newhall... , dec |
14 November 1805 | William Robertson | Robertson | Ankerville, dec |
6 September 1806 | Robert Blair | Avontoun, Lord President | Succoth, ret |
8 April 1809 | Archibald Campbell | Succoth | Dunsinnan |
15 February 1811 | David Boyle | Boyle | Cullen, dec |
10 October 1811 | Charles Hope, Lord Granton | Lord President | Blair, dec |
19 October 1811 | David Boyle | Lord Justice Clerk | Granton, President |
6 September 1811 | Robert Craigie | Craigie | Polkemmet, ret |
15 November 1811 | David Williamson | Balgray | Woodhouselee |
23 November 1811 | Adam Gillies | Gillies | Newton,dec |
1 February 1813 | David Monypenny | Pitmilly | Woodhouselee, dec |
14 April 1813 | David Cathcart | Alloway | Armadale |
7 September 1813 | David Douglas David Douglas, Lord Reston David Douglas, Lord Reston was a Scottish judge and the heir of Adam Smith.He was born on 24 July 1769, in Strathendry, the fifth and youngest son of Col... |
Reston | Craig, dec |
8 July 1816 | James Wolfe Murray | Cringletie Cringletie Cringletie is a Scottish Baronial house by the Eddleston Water, around south of Eddleston in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the former Peeblesshire. Designed by David Bryce and built in 1861, the house is a Category B listed building... |
Meadowbank, dec |
24 June 1819 | Alexander Maconochie Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank Alexander Maconochie, later Maconochie-Welwood , was a Scottish judge.The son of Allan Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank, he was admitted as an advocate in 1799... |
Meadowbank | Reston, dec |
25 January 1822 | William Erskine | Kinnedder | Balmuto, ret |
9 November 1822 | Joshua H. Mackenzie | Mackenzie | Kinnedder, dec |
11 November 1823 | John Clerk John Clerk, Lord Eldin John Clerk, Lord Eldin was a Scottish judge.-Life:He was the eldest son of John Clerk of Eldin, and his wife, Susannah Adam, the sister of John Adam and Robert Adam. He was born in April 1757. Though originally intended for the Indian Civil Service, he was apprenticed to a writer to the signet... |
Eldin | Bannatyne, ret |
14 January 1825 | John Hay Forbes | Medwyn | Succoth, ret |
21 November 1826 | George Cranstoun | Corehouse | Hermand, ret |
14 December 1826 | Alexander Irving | Newton | Robertson, ret |
17 February 1829 | John Fullerton | Fullerton | Eldin, ret |
24 June 1829 | Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff | Moncreiff | Alloway, dec. |
6 June 1834 | Francis Jeffrey | Jeffrey | Craigie, dec |
15 November 1834 | Henry Cockburn | Cockburn | Cringletie, ret |
16 February 1837 | John Cunninghame | Cunningham | Balgray, dec |
17 May 1839 | Sir John Archibald Murray John Murray, Lord Murray Sir John Archibald Murray, Lord Murray, was a Scottish judge.Son of Alexander Murray, Lord Henderland, he contributed to the Edinburgh Review from its commencement. He was a promoter of the 1832 Reform Bill and was Member of Parliament for Leith Burghs from 1832 until 1839.He was appointed Lord... |
Murray | Corehouse, ret |
23 May 1840 | James Ivory James Ivory, Lord Ivory James Ivory, Lord Ivory FRSE , was a Scottish judge.The son of Thomas Ivory, watchmaker and engraver, he was born in Dundee on 29 February 1792... |
Ivory | Glenlee |
16 November 1841 | Rt Hon John Hope | Lord Justice Clerk | Boyle |
23 November 1842 | Alexander Wood | Wood | Gillies, ret |
22 November 1843 | Patrick Robertson | Robertson | Meadowbank, ret |
6 February 1850 | Thomas Maitland Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan Thomas Maitland, Lord Dundrennan was a Scottish lawyer and judge. He was Solicitor General for Scotland between 1840 and 1841 and again between 1846 and 1850. He was also Member of Parliament for Kirkcudbrightshire between 1845 and 1850... |
Dundrennan | Jeffrey, dec |
23 May 1851 | Andrew Rutherfurd | Rutherfurd | |
23 May 1851 | Duncan McNeill Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay FRSE was a Scottish advocate, judge and Tory politician. He was Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session between 1852 and 1867.... |
Colonsay | |
27 Jun 1851 | John Cowan | Cowan | |
22 May 1852 | Adam Anderson Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson was a Scottish judge.He served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1842 to 1846 and as Lord Advocate from February to May 1852.He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh on 5 February 1849.... |
Anderson | |
16 Nov 1852 | John Marshall John Marshall, Lord Curriehill John Marshall, Lord Curriehill was a Scottish judge.Marshall, son of John Marshall of Garlieston, Wigtonshire, by Marion, daughter of Henry Walker, was born in Wigtonshire on 7 Jan. 1794... |
Curriehill | |
1 Jun 1853 | Sir George Deas | Deas | |
19 Nov 1853 | Robert Handyside | Handyside | |
7 Dec 1853 | Hercules James Robertson | Benholme | |
24 May 1854 | Charles Neaves | Neaves | |
18 Jan 1855 | James Crawfurd James Craufurd, Lord Ardmillan -Background and education:Born at Havant in Hampshire, he was eldest son of Major Archibald Clifford Blackwell Craufurd of Ardmillan by Jane, eldest daughter of John Leslie. He was educated at the academy at Ayr, at the burgh school, Edinburgh, and at the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh... |
Ardmillan | |
8 Feb 1855 | Thomas Mackenzie | Mackenzie | |
13 May 1858 | William Penney | Kinloch | |
14 Jul 1858 | John Inglis John Inglis, Lord Glencorse John Inglis, Lord Glencorse FRSE was a Scottish politician and judge. He was Lord President of the Court of Session .... |
Glencorse | |
13 May 1859 | Charles Baillie Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswood was a Scottish advocate, judge and politicianBaillie was the second son of George Baillie of Mellerstain House and Jerviswood , son of the Hon. George Hamilton, younger brother of Thomas Hamilton, 7th Earl of Haddington. His mother was Mary Charles Baillie, Lord... |
Jerviswoode | |
5 Feb 1862 | Robert Macfarlane | Ormidale | |
13 Nov 1862 | Edward Francis Maitland | Barcaple | |
13 Jan 1865 | David Mure David Mure, Lord Mure David Mure was a Scottish lawyer and Conservative Party politician. He sat in the House of Commons from 1859 to 1865, when he became a judge.... |
Mure | |
2 Mar 1867 | George Patton George Patton, Lord Glenalmond George Patton, Lord Glenalmond was a Scottish politician and judge.He studied law at Edinburgh University. He studied at Glasgow University and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Bridgwater, Somerset from 1865 to 1866... |
Glenalmond | |
20 Oct 1868 | George Dundas | Manor | |
19 Oct 1869 | James Moncreiff James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff FRSE , was a Scottish lawyer and politician.The son of Sir James Wellwood Moncreiff, 9th Baronet, a Scottish judge, he was educated at Edinburgh University and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1833.He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in... |
Moncreiff | |
1 Feb 1870 | Adam Gifford | Gifford | |
18 Mar 1870 | Donald Mackenzie | Mackenzie | |
11 Dec 1872 | Alexander Burns Shand Alexander Shand, 1st Baron Shand Alexander Burns Shand, 1st Baron Shand PC , was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was a Lord of Session between 1872 and 1890 and a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1892 and his death in 1904.-Background and education:... |
Shand | |
3 Mar 1874 | George Young | Young | |
17 Jul 1874 | John Millar John Millar, Lord Craighill John Millar, Lord Craighill was a Scottish lawyer and judge. He served two brief terms as Solicitor General for Scotland and in 1874 was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice.... |
Craighill | |
31 Oct 1874 | John Marshall John Marshall, Lord Curriehill John Marshall, Lord Curriehill was a Scottish judge.Marshall, son of John Marshall of Garlieston, Wigtonshire, by Marion, daughter of Henry Walker, was born in Wigtonshire on 7 Jan. 1794... |
Curriehill | |
2 Nov 1875 | Andrew Rutherfurd Clark Andrew Rutherfurd-Clark, Lord Rutherfurd-Clark Andrew Rutherfurd Clark, Lord Rutherfurd-Clark LLD was a Scottish judgeThe son of Rev. T. Clark, Minister of St Andrew's Church, Edinburgh, and Grizel Rutherfurd . He married his cousin, the daughter of Major James H. Rutherford.He was called to the Scottish bar in 1849... |
Rutherfurd Clark | |
6 Dec 1876 | James Adam | Adam | |
12 May 1880 | Robert Lee | Lee | |
15 Feb 1881 | Patrick Fraser | Fraser | |
18 Oct 1881 | John McLaren | McLaren | |
10 Jan 1882 | Alexander Smith Kinnear | Kinnear | |
27 Feb 1885 | John Trayner | Trayner | |
30 Oct 1888 | Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald John Hay Athole Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald KCB, PC was a Scottish politician and later a judge.He was called to the Scottish bar in 1859. On 30 July 1875 he was appointed by Queen Victoria to be Sheriff of the Shires of Ross, Cromarty, and Sutherland. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1876... |
Kingsburgh | |
6 Nov 1888 | Henry James Moncreiff | Wellwood | |
14 May 1889 | William Mackintosh | Kyllachy | |
7 Nov 1889 | William Ellis Gloag | Kincairney | |
28 Oct 1890 | Moir Tod Stormonth Darling Moir Tod Stormonth Darling, Lord Stormonth-Darling Moir Tod Stormonth Darling, Lord Stormonth-Darling was a Scottish politician and judge.He was Member of Parliament for Edinburgh and St Andrews Universities from 1888 to 1890 and served as Solicitor General for Scotland during the same period... |
Stormonth Darling | |
25 Nov 1890 | Alexander Low | Low | |
16 Oct 1891 | James Patrick Bannerman Robertson James Robertson, Baron Robertson James Patrick Bannerman Robertson, Baron Robertson , was a Scottish judge and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 until 1891 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Robertson.... |
Robertson | |
12 May 1896 | Sir Charles John Pearson | Pearson | |
28 Nov 1899 | John Blair Balfour John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, PC, QC was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1899.... |
Blair Balfour | |
11 Jan 1905 | Andrew Jameson | Ardwall | |
17 Feb 1905 | David Dundas David Dundas, Lord Dundas David Dundas, Lord Dundas was a Scottish politician and judge.The youngest son of George Dundas, one of the Senators of the College of Justice in Scotland, and of late Elizabeth Mackenzie, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Balliol College, Oxford and Edinburgh University.He was admitted to the... |
Dundas | |
21 Feb 1905 | Andrew Graham Murray Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin Andrew Graham Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin GCVO, PC, QC was a Scottish politician and judge. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1903 and 1905, as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session between 1905 and 1913 and as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary between 1913 and... |
Dunedin | |
19 May 1905 | Henry Johnston | Johnston | |
17 Oct 1905 | Edward Theodore Salvesen Edward Theodore Salvesen Edward Theodore Salvesen, Lord Salvesen PC QC LLD was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge.-Biography:... |
Salvesen | |
8 Dec 1905 | Charles Kincaid Mackenzie | Mackenzie | |
22 Jan 1907 | Charles John Guthrie | Guthrie | |
15 Oct 1908 | William Campbell | Skerrington | |
20 Jul 1909 | William James Cullen | Cullen | |
18 May 1910 | Arthur Dewar Arthur Dewar, Lord Dewar Arthur Dewar, later Lord Dewar, was a Scottish politician and judge, who served as a Liberal Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South as well as Solicitor General for Scotland and later a Senator of the College of Justice.... |
Dewar | |
22 Oct 1910 | George Lewis Macfarlane | Ormidale | |
12 Dec 1911 | William Hunter William Hunter, Lord Hunter William Hunter, Lord Hunter was a Scottish politician and judge.The son of David Hunter of Ayr, he was educated at Glasgow University and Edinburgh University and became an advocate in 1889... |
Hunter | |
17 Oct 1913 | Alexander Ure Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde GBE was a Scottish politician and judge.Educated at the University of Glasgow he was admitted to membership of the Faculty of Advocates in 1878.... |
Strathclyde | |
4 Nov 1913 | Andrew Macbeth Anderson | Anderson | |
1 Jul 1915 | Charles Scott Dickson | Scott Dickson | |
16 Oct 1917 | Sir Christopher Nicholson Johnston | Sands | |
1 Nov 1918 | Robert Francis Leslie Blackburn | Blackburn | |
12 May 1920 | James Avon Clyde | Clyde | |
8 Jun 1920 | John Wilson | Ashmore | |
8 Mar 1922 | Thomas Brash Morison | Morison | |
4 Jul 1922 | Andrew Henderson Briggs Constable Andrew Constable, Lord Constable Andrew Henderson Briggs Constable, Lord Constable, CBE, KC , was a Scottish Conservative politician and judge.... |
Constable | |
19 Oct 1922 | Robert Munro Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness GBE, PC, KC, DL was a Scottish lawyer, judge and Liberal politician. He served as Secretary for Scotland between 1916 and 1922 in David Lloyd George's coalition government and as Lord Justice Clerk between 1922 and 1933.-Background and education:Munro was born in... |
Alness | |
14 Nov 1922 | Charles David Murray | Murray | |
5 Jan 1926 | David Pinkerton Fleming | Fleming | |
5 Jan 1926 | Alexander Moncrieff Alexander Moncrieff, Lord Moncrieff -Background and education:Alexander Moncrieff was the third son of Alexander Moncrieff, Advocate and Sheriff of Ross and Cromarty. Moncrieff was educated at Glasgow and Edinburgh Universities.-Legal career:... |
Moncrieff | | |
30 May 1928 | Alexander Morrice Mackay | Mackay | |
8 Jan 1929 | James Campbell Pitman | Pitman | |
14 Feb 1933 | John Lean Wark | Wark | |
17 Oct 1933 | Craigie Mason Aitchison | Aitchison | |
12 May 1934 | John Francis Carmont | Carmont | |
7 May 1935 | Wilfrid Guild Normand Wilfrid Normand, Baron Normand Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand, KC, PC , was a Scottish politician and judge.Educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh, Oriel College, Oxford, Paris University and Edinburgh University, he was admitted as an advocate in 1910. He served in the Royal Engineers from 1915 to 1918... |
Normand | |
12 Nov 1935 | Douglas Jamieson | Jamieson | |
18 Feb 1936 | Thomas Graham Robertson | Robertson | |
24 Jun 1936 | James Stevenson | Stevenson | |
7 Jul 1936 | Albert Russell | Russell | |
4 Jun 1937 | James Keith James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm PC was a Scottish advocate and Lord of Session.His grandfather and namesake, James Keith and his father, Sir Henry Shanks Keith James Keith, Baron Keith of Avonholm PC (20 May 1886 - 29 June 1964) was a Scottish advocate and Lord of Session.His grandfather and... |
Keith | |
26 May 1939 | William Donald Patrick | Patrick | |
13 Jun 1941 | Thomas Mackay Cooper Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross Thomas Mackay Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross PC, KC was a Scottish politician, judge and historian.-Background and education:... |
Cooper | |
15 Jun 1944 | Charles Mackintosh | Mackintosh | |
24 Nov 1944 | James Gordon McIntyre | Sorn | |
3 Jul 1945 | Sir Thomas David King Murray David King Murray Sir Thomas David King Murray, known as David King Murray, Kt KC LLD MA BSc LLB FRSE was a Scottish politician and judge.... |
Birnam | |
4 Mar 1947 | Daniel Patterson Blades | Blades | |
14 Oct 1947 | George Reid Thomson | Thomson | |
15 Oct 1948 | James Frederick Strachan | Strachan | |
25 Jan 1949 | Henry Wallace Guthrie | Guthrie | |
20 Jun 1952 | Laurence Hill Watson | Hill Watson | |
10 Nov 1953 | James Frederick Gordon Thomson | Migdale | |
2 Feb 1954 | John Wheatley | Wheatley | |
16 Feb 1954 | James Walker | Walker | |
11 Jan 1955 | James Latham McDiarmid Clyde | Clyde | |
5 Jul 1955 | Sir John Cameron John Cameron, Lord Cameron John Cameron, Lord Cameron KT DSC PRSE FBA was a Scottish judge, and President of the Royal Society of Edinburgh from 1973 to 1976.He was elected a Senator of the College of Justice on 5 July 1955.... |
Cameron | |
2 Oct 1957 | Christopher William Graham Guest Christopher Guest, Baron Guest Christopher William Graham Guest, Baron Guest PC was a British judge.On 20 January 1961, he was appointed Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and was created a life peer with the title Baron Guest, of Graden in the County of Berwick... |
Guest | |
5 May 1959 | Charles James Dalrymple Shaw Charles Shaw, Baron Kilbrandon Charles James Dalrymple Shaw, Baron Kilbrandon PC was a Scottish judge and law lord.-Family and education:... |
Kilbrandon | |
3 May 1960 | William Rankine Milligan | Milligan | |
11 Jan 1961 | Douglas Harold Johnston | Johnston | |
6 Oct 1961 | John Oswald Mair Hunter | Hunter | |
2 Oct 1962 | William Grant | Grant | |
3 Dec 1963 | Manuel Kissen | Kissen | |
7 Jan 1964 | Walter Ian Reid Fraser Ian Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton Walter Ian Reid Fraser, Baron Fraser of Tullybelton was a British judge.Fraser was made a Privy Counsellor in 1974. One year later he was appointed as a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, and as a Law lord he was subsequently created a life peer. He took the title Baron Fraser of Tullybelton, of Bankfoot... |
Fraser | |
6 Oct 1964 | Ian Hamilton Shearer | Avonside | |
15 Jul 1965 | James Graham Leechman | Leechman | |
25 Nov 1965 | Alexander Thomson | Thomson | |
6 Oct 1966 | Ian MacDonald Robertson Ian Robertson, Lord Robertson Ian MacDonald Robertson was a High Court of Justiciary judge who contributed greatly to Scottish law.-Early life:Robertson was the youngest of six children, born in Edinburgh when his father was already 66... |
Robertson | |
27 Oct 1967 | George Gordon Stott | Stott | |
30 Apr 1970 | George Carlyle Emslie George Emslie, Baron Emslie George Carlyle Emslie, Baron Emslie. PC, MBE , was a Scottish judge.Educated at the High School of Glasgow and the University of Glasgow, he was commissioned in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and served in World War II in North Africa, Italy, Greece and Austria, rising to the rank of Brigade... |
Emslie | |
6 Oct 1971 | Alastair McPherson Johnston | Dunpark | |
6 Oct 1971 | Henry Shanks Keith | Keith | |
1 Jun 1972 | William Robertson Grieve | Grieve | |
2 Jun 1972 | Alexander John Mackenzie Stuart Alexander Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart Alexander John Mackenzie Stuart, Baron Mackenzie-Stuart was a Scottish advocate and judge. He was the first judge from a United Kingdom jurisdiction to sit on the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, later becoming its President.-Early life:Jack Mackenzie Stuart, as he was widely known, was... |
Mackenzie Stuart | |
9 Nov 1972 | David William Robert Brand | Brand | |
1972 | Robert Smith Johnston | Kincraig | |
Feb 1973 | Peter Maxwell | Maxwell | |
1973 | Robert Howat McDonald | McDonald | |
21 Feb 1974 | Norman Russell Wylie | Wylie | |
1975 | Ewan George Francis Stewart | Stewart | |
1977 | Donald MacArthur Ross | Ross | |
1977 | William Stewart William Stewart, Lord Allanbridge William Stewart, Lord Allanbridge is a Scottish lawyer, judge and politician, who served as Solicitor General for Scotland, the country's junior Law Officer from 1972 to 1974, and as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, from 1977 to 1995.-Early... |
Allanbridge | |
1977 | William Lorn Kerr Cowie | Cowie | |
1979 | Charles Eliot Jauncey Charles Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle Charles Eliot Jauncey, Baron Jauncey of Tullichettle PC was a British judge and advocate. He was often praised as one of the finest legal minds of his generation in Scotland, and his legal opinions - both as a practising advocate and as a judge - commanded immense respect.-Biography:Jauncey was... |
Jauncey of Tullichettle | |
1979 | Ronald King Murray | Murray | |
1981 | Ian MacDonald | Mayfield | |
1983 | Charles Kemp Davidson | Davidson | |
1984 | James Peter Hymers Mackay | Clashfern | |
1984 | John Herbert McCluskey John McCluskey, Baron McCluskey John Herbert McCluskey, Baron McCluskey is a Scottish lawyer, judge and politician, who served as Solicitor General for Scotland, the country's junior Law Officer from 1974 to 1979, and as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of Scotland's Supreme Courts, from 1984 to 2004.He was recently... |
McCluskey | |
1985 | Alastair Malcolm Morison | Morison | |
1985 | Ranald Ian Sutherland | Sutherland | |
1985 | David Bruce Weir | Weir | |
1985 | James John Clyde James Clyde, Baron Clyde James John Clyde, Baron Clyde PC, QC was a Scottish judge.The son of James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde and grandson of James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde, was educated at Edinburgh Academy, Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Literae Humaniores in 1954, and at the... |
Clyde | |
1986 | William Douglas Cullen William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk William Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, is one of the senior members of the Scottish judiciary. He formerly served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, and was an additional Lord of Appeal in the House of Lords prior to the transfer of its judicial... |
Cullen of Whitekirk | |
1986 | William David Prosser | Prosser | |
1987 | Ian Candlish Kirkwood | Kirkwood | |
1987 | John Taylor Cameron | Coulsfield | |
1988 | James George Milligan | Milligan | |
1988 | John Murray | Dervaird | |
1989 | James Arthur David Hope David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, is a Scottish judge and Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, having previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.-Early life:... |
Hope of Craighead | |
1989 | Philip Isaac Caplan | Caplan | |
1989 | Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom Kenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, is a retired Scottish judge.Born in Edinburgh, he was educated at Edinburgh Academy, at Corpus Christi, Oxford and at the University of Edinburgh. He became an Advocate in 1958 and Queen's Counsel in 1972... |
Cameron | |
1990 | Michael Stewart Rae Bruce | Marnoch | |
1990 | Ranald Norman Munro MacLean Ranald MacLean, Lord MacLean Ranald Norman Munro MacLean, Lord MacLean is a retired Scottish judge.Born on 18 December 1938, MacLean was educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, where he was Head of School. He graduated BA from Clare College, Cambridge, LLB from the University of Edinburgh and LLM from Yale University... |
MacLean | |
1990 | George William Penrose George William Penrose, Lord Penrose George William Penrose, Lord Penrose, PC is a Scottish judge and member of the Privy Council who sat in the Court of Session, the supreme civil court. He is best known for heading the Penrose Inquiry into the near-collapse of the mutual life assurance company Equitable Life. In 2001, Lord Penrose... |
Penrose | |
1990 | Kenneth Hilton Osborne Kenneth Osborne, Lord Osborne Kenneth Hilton Osborne, Lord Osborne PC is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session... |
Osborne | |
1992 | John Alastair Cameron John Cameron, Lord Abernethy John Alastair Cameron, Lord Abernethy is a Scottish lawyer, and a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts, serving from 1992 to 2007, when he retired... |
Abernethy | |
1994 | Alan Charles Macpherson Johnston Alan Johnston, Lord Johnston Alan Charles Macpherson Johnston was a Senator of the College of Justice until his death in 2008 at the age of 66. He was appointed in 1994. He served as Chairman of the Scottish Division of the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 1996 to 2005. He graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge with a BA... |
Johnston | |
1994 | Brian Gill Brian Gill, Lord Gill Brian Gill, Lord Gill is Lord Justice Clerk of Scotland, the country's second most senior judge, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. In February 2007 the Scottish Executive announced that Lord Gill was to head a review of Scotland's civil courts... |
Gill | |
1995 | Arthur Campbell Hamilton Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton Arthur Campbell Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, PC , is Scotland's most senior judge. He was chosen as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session in November 2005, succeeding Lord Cullen.-Early life:... |
Hamilton | |
1995 | Alan Ferguson Rodger Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry Alan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, FRSE, FBA, PC was a Scottish lawyer and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.... |
Rodger of Earlsferry | |
1995 | Thomas Cordner Dawson Thomas Dawson, Lord Dawson Thomas Cordner Dawson, Lord Dawson was a Scottish lawyer. He was Solicitor General for Scotland from 1992 until his appointment in 1995 as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and held this post until his death in 2007.-Early life:Dawson was educated at... |
|Dawson | |
1995 | Donald James Dobbie Macfadyen | Macfadyen | |
1996 | Hazel Josephine Cosgrove Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove The Right Honourable Hazel Josephine Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, CBE , is a Scottish lawyer, and was the first woman to be appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of Scotland's Supreme Courts.... |
Cosgrove | |
1996 | William Austin Nimmo Smith William Nimmo Smith, Lord Nimmo Smith William Austin Nimmo Smith is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session... |
Nimmo Smith | |
1996 | Alexander Morrison Philip Alexander Philip, Lord Philip The Rt. Hon. Alexander Morrison Philip, Lord Philip is a Scottish lawyer and former Senator of the College of Justice.-Early life:... |
Philip | |
1997 | Derek Robert Alexander Emslie Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth Derek Robert Alexander Emslie, Lord Kingarth QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session... |
Kingarth | |
1997 | Iain Bonomy Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy The Rt Hon. Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy PC, is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session... |
Bonomy | |
1997 | Ronald David Mackay Ronald Mackay, Lord Eassie Ronald David Mackay, Lord Eassie is a Scottish lawyer and judge of the country's Supreme Courts, sitting in the Inner House of the Court of Session.-Education:... |
Eassie | |
1998 | Robert John Reed Robert Reed, Lord Reed Robert John Reed, Lord Reed is a Scottish lawyer and has been a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's supreme courts, since 1998. He sat as the principal judge in the Commercial Court before being promoted to the Inner House of the Court of Session in 2008, and has sat as a... |
Reed | |
2000 | John Francis Wheatley John Wheatley, Lord Wheatley John Francis Wheatley, Lord Wheatley is a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. He is an authority on road traffic law... |
Wheatley | |
2000 | Ann Paton Ann Paton, Lady Paton Ann Paton, is a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session... |
Paton | |
2000 | Colin John McLean Sutherland Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway Colin John MacLean Sutherland, Lord Carloway is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session.-Early life:... |
Carloway | |
2000 | Matthew Gerard Clarke Matthew Clarke, Lord Clarke Matthew Gerald Clarke, Lord Clarke is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session.-Early life:... |
Clarke | |
2000 | Andrew Rutherford Hardie Andrew Hardie, Baron Hardie Andrew Rutherford Hardie, Baron Hardie, PC, QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer... |
Hardie | |
2000 | Donald Sage Mackay Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon Donald Sage Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC, QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer. He is one of five additional Lords of Appeal in the House of Lords.... |
Mackay of Drumadoon | |
2000 | Robin Gilmour McEwan Robin McEwan, Lord McEwan Robin Gilmour McEwan, Lord McEwan is a Scottish lawyer and former judge of the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session, the country's Supreme Courts.-Early life:... |
McEwan | |
2001 | Duncan Adam Young Menzies Duncan Menzies, Lord Menzies Duncan Adam Young Menzies, Lord Menzies QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.-Early life:Menzies was educated at the independent Cargilfield Preparatory School in Edinburgh, before obtaining a scholarship to Glenalmond College, Perthshire... |
Menzies | |
2001 | James Edward Drummond Young James Drummond Young, Lord Drummond Young James Edward Drummond Young, Lord Drummond Young QC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission.-Early life:... |
Drummond Young | |
2001 | George Nigel Hannington Emslie George Emslie, Lord Emslie George Nigel Hannington Emslie, Lord Emslie PC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. He is the son of former Lord President George Emslie, Baron Emslie, and older brother of fellow judge Derek Emslie, Lord Kingarth.-Early life:... |
Emslie | |
2001 | Anne Smith | Smith | |
2002 | Philip Hope Brodie | Brodie | |
2003 | Alastair Peter Campbell Alastair Campbell, Lord Bracadale Alastair Peter Campbell, Lord Bracadale, QC is a Scottish advocate and Senator of the College of Justice.-Early life:Campbell was born on 18 September 1949 in Skye, Scotland, to Rev. Donald Campbell and Margaret Campbell, although his family moved to Edinburgh when he was just two years old, where... |
Bracadale | |
2005 | Leeona June Dorrian Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian Leeona June Dorrian, Lady Dorrian QC is a Judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.-Early life:Dorrian was born in Edinburgh and educated at Cranley Girls' School in the city. She studied at the School of Law of the University of Aberdeen, graduating LL.B... |
Dorrian | |
2005 | Patrick Stewart Hodge Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge Patrick Stewart Hodge, Lord Hodge is a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.-Early life:... |
Hodge | |
2005 | Iain Duncan Macphail Iain Macphail, Lord Macphail Iain Duncan Macphail, Lord Macphail was a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.-Early life:... |
Macphail | |
2005 | Angus James Scott Glennie Angus Glennie, Lord Glennie Angus James Scott Glennie, Lord Glennie is a Senator of the College of Justice, and Principal Commercial Judge in the Court of Session, in Scotland.-Early life:... |
Glennie | |
2005 | Alexander Featherstonhaugh Wylie Alexander Wylie, Lord Kinclaven Alexander Featherstonhaugh Wylie, Lord Kinclaven is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.-Early life:... |
Kinclaven | |
Jan 2006 | Lynda Margaret Clark Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton Lynda Margaret Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, QC is a Scottish judge. She was formerly the Labour Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands... |
Clark of Calton | |
Feb 2006 | Alan Turnbull Alan Turnbull, Lord Turnbull Alan Turnbull, Lord Turnbull is a Scottish lawyer, and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts. He was one of the lead prosecutors in the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial.-Early life:... |
Turnbull | |
2006 | Sidney Neil Brailsford Neil Brailsford, Lord Brailsford Neil Brailsford, Lord Brailsford is a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.-Early life:... |
Brailsford | |
Apr 2006 | Roderick Francis Macdonald Roderick Macdonald, Lord Uist Roderick Francis Macdonald, Lord Uist is a Scottish judge. As a Senator of the College of Justice, he is a member of the Court of Session, Scotland's highest court.-Early life:... |
Uist | |
2007 | Colin Malcolm Campbell Colin Campbell, Lord Malcolm Colin Malcolm Campbell, Lord Malcolm is a Scottish lawyer, and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.-Early life:... |
Malcolm | |
2007 | Hugh Matthews Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews is a Scottish lawyer, and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.-Early life:... |
Matthews | |
Mar 2008 | Stephen Errol Woolman Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman Stephen Errol Woolman, Lord Woolman is a Scottish legal academic, and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.-Early life:... |
Woolman | |
5 Nov 2008 | Paul Benedict Cullen Paul Cullen, Lord Pentland Paul Benedict Cullen, Lord Pentland is a former Solicitor General for Scotland and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.-Early life:... |
Pentland | |
5 Nov 2008 | Iain Alexander Scott Peebles Iain Peebles, Lord Bannatyne Iain Peebles, Lord Bannatyne is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session in Scotland.-Career:... |
Bannatyne | |
5 Nov 2008 | Valerie Elizabeth Stacey Valerie Stacey, Lady Stacey Valerie Elizabeth Stacey, Lady Stacey is a Scottish lawyer, and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the country's Supreme Courts. She was the first woman ever elected Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.-Early life:... |
Stacey | |
April 2010 | Colin Jack Tyre | Tyre | |
April 2010 | Raymond Doherty | Docherty | |
Sources
- An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice from its Institution in MDXXXII by George Brunton and David Haig, published by Thomas Clark MDCCCXXXII - for entries 1689 to 1850 only
- Leigh Rayment's website - for entries 1851 to present (with corrections)