Scottish judges Scottish judges Sir James Balfour (of Pittendreich, Moray, Scotland) (d. 1583 or 1584), Scottish judge and politician, son of Sir Michael Balfour of Montquhanny, was educated for the legal branch of the Church of Scotland. In June 1547, together with Knox and others taken at St Andrews, Fife, he was condemned to the French galleys, but was released in 1549, abjured the reformers, entered the service of Mary of Guise, and was rewarded with some considerable legal appointments. Subsequently he went over to the lords of the congregation and then betrayed their plans. After Mary's arrival in Scotland he became one of her secretaries, in 1565 being reported as her greatest favourite after Rizzio. He obtained the parsonage of Flisk in Fife in 1561, was nominated a lord of session, and in 1563 one of the commissaries of the court which now took the place of the former ecclesiastical tribunal; in 1565 he was made a privy councillor, and in 1566 Lord Clerk Register, and was knighted. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Balfour (Pittendreich)"
James Avon Clyde ( 1863 – 1944) was a Scottish politician and judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Clyde, Lord Clyde (1863-1944)"
The Right Honourable James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair ( May, 1619 - November 29, 1695), Scottish lawyer and statesman, was born at Drummurchie, Barr, South Ayrshire. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair"
James Patrick Bannerman Robertson ( 1845 - 1909), Baron Robertson of Forteviot, was a Scottish politician and judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Robertson, Baron Robertson"
James Scott Cumberland Reid ( 30 July 1890 – 29 March 1975) was a Scottish Tory politician and judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Scott Cumberland Reid"
John Alastair Cameron, Lord Abernethy, 61, has been a Senator of the College of Justice of Scotland since 1992. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Cameron, Lord Abernethy"
Sir John Clerk, known as John Clerk of Penicuik, 1676 - 1755, was a Scottish politician, lawyer, judge, composer and architect, ...more on Wikipedia about "John Clerk of Penicuik"
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Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald ( 1836 - 1919) was a Scottish judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Hay Athole Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh"
John Inglis, Lord Glencorse ( 1810- 1891) was a Scottish politician and Judge. He was Lord President of the Court of Session (1867-1891). ...more on Wikipedia about "John Inglis, Lord Glencorse"
John McLaren ( 17 August 1831 - 6 April 1910), Lord McLaren, was a Scottish Liberal politician and judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "John McLaren"
Sir John Nisbet (c. 1609 - 1687), Lord Dirleton, was a Scottish judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton"
John Taylor Cameron, Lord Coulsfield, 65, has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 1987 and now sits in the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session and in the Lands Valuation Appeal Court. He is one of Scotland's most senior judges. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Taylor Cameron"
John Thomas Wheatley, Baron Wheatley of Shettleston ( 17 January 1908 - 28 July 1988) was a Scottish Labour politician and judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Wheatley, Baron Wheatley of Shettleston"
In the medieval England and Scotland, a Justiciar was an important legal and political figure. The Latin justiciarius means simply judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Justiciar"
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Kenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, (born 11 June 1931) is a retired Scottish judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom"
The Senators of the College of Justice, and the Chairman of the Scottish Land Court (who ranks as a Senator), in order of appointment: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of Senators of the College of Justice"
The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior Judge in Scotland, behind the Lord President of the Court of Session. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lord Justice Clerk"
The Lord Lyon King of Arms, the head of Lyon Court, is the most junior of the Great Officers of State in Scotland and is the Scottish official with responsibility for regulating heraldry in that kingdom, issuing new grants of arms, and serving as the judge of the oldest Heraldic court in the world that is still in daily operation. The post was formerly held by an important nobleman, whose functions were in practice carried out by his assistant, the Lyon-Depute. The practice of appointing Lyon-Deputes, however, ceased in 1866. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lord Lyon King of Arms"
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. They are also Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836. They are a Senator of the College of Justice. ...more on Wikipedia about "Lord President of the Court of Session"
Ranald Ian Sutherland, Lord Sutherland 67, has been a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland since 1985. He is the longest serving of Scotland's current judges. Know as Lord Sutherland in the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary, he sits in the First Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ranald Ian Sutherland"
Ranald Norman Munro MacLean, Lord MacLean, 60, has been a Senator of the College of Justice of Scotland since 1990. He is one of Scotland's most senior judges. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ranald MacLean, Lord MacLean"
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The Right Honourable Robert Blair of Avontoun ( 1741- 1811) was a Scottish lawyer who served as Solicitor General for Scotland from 1789 to 1806, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 1801 to 1808 and Lord President of the Court of Session from 1808 to his death. ...more on Wikipedia about "Robert Blair (judge)"
Ronald King Murray ( 15 June 1922) was a Scottish Labour politician and judge. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ronald King Murray"
The Senators of the College of Justice, also known as the Lords of Council and Session and as the Lords Commissioners of Justiciary, are the judges of the Court of Session and of the High Court of Justiciary in Scotland. See List of Senators of the College of Justice, for a list of current Senators. ...more on Wikipedia about "Senator of the College of Justice"
The office of sheriff principal is unique within the judicial structure of Scotland, and it cannot therefore readily be compared with any other judicial office. It is one of great antiquity, having existed continuously since around the 11th century. It has gradually developed over the centuries, and is still developing, into an office of some complexity and considerable weight. ...more on Wikipedia about "Sheriff Principal"
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