Sir Lewis Craig, Lord Wrightslands (1569-1622), was a Scottish judge.

Craig was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Craig

Thomas Craig

Sir Thomas Craig was a Scottish jurist and poet.-Biography:It is possible that he was the eldest son of William Craig of Craigfintray, or Craigston, in Aberdeenshire, but beyond the fact that he was in some way related to the Craigfintray family nothing regarding his birth is known with certainty...

of Riccarton

Riccarton

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, by Helen, daughter of Heriot of Traboun. He was educated at Edinburgh University, where he graduated M.A. in 1597. He studied the civil law

Civil law

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 at Poitiers

Poitiers

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, was admitted a member of the Faculty of Advocates

Faculty of Advocates

The Faculty of Advocates is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary...

 in 1600, knighted and appointed an ordinary lord of session in 1604-5.