Scots Judges & Sheriffs
There follows a list of Scottish Supreme Court Judges, i.e. Senators of the College of Justice a.k.a., Judges of the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary / Court of Criminal Appeal. The Judges’ official titles are given first, followed by hir or her actual name in parentheses and year of elevation to the bench.
Click each individual Judge’s name for his or her profile where available.
Court of Session
Inner House
First Division
Lord President & Lord Justice General, Rt Hon Lord Hamilton (AC Hamilton), 1995
Rt Hon Lord Nimmo Smith (WA Nimmo Smith), 1996
Rt Hon Lord Kingarth (DRA Emslie), 1997
Rt Hon Lord Eassie (Ronald D Mackay), 1997
Rt Hon Lord Reed (RJ Reed), 1998
Second Division
Lord Justice Clerk, Lord Gill (Brian Gill), 1994
Rt Hon Lord Osborne (Kenneth H Osborne), 1990
Rt Hon Lord Wheatley (John Wheatley), 2000
Rt Hon Lady Paton (Ann Paton), 2000
Rt Hon Lord Carloway (Colin JM Sutherland), 2000
Rt Hon Lord Clarke (Matthe G Clarke), 2000
Outer House
Rt Hon Lord Hardie (Hardie), 2000
Rt Hon Lord Mackay of Drumadoon (Mackay of Drumadoon), 2000
Hon Lord McEwan (Robin G McEwan), 2000
Hon Lord Menzies (DAY Menzies), 2001
Hon Lord Drummond Young (JE Drummond Young), 2001
Hon Lord Emslie (GNH Emslie), 2001
Hon Lady Smith (Anne Smith), 2001
Hon Lord Brodie (PH Brodie), 2002
Hon Lord Bracadale (AP Campbell), 2003
Hon Lady Dorrian (Leeona J Dorrian), 2005
Hon Lord Hodge (PS Hodge), 2005
Hon Lord Glennie (Angus Glennie), 2005
Hon Lord Kinclaven (AF Wylie), 2005
Hon Lord Turnbull (AD Turnbull), 2006
Hon Lady Clark of Calton (Lynda Clark), 2006
Hon Lord Brailsford (SN Brailsford), 2006
Hon Lord Uist (RF MacDonald), 2006
Hon Lord Malcolm (CM Campbell), 2007
Hon Lord Matthews (Hugh Matthews), 2007
Hon Lord Woolman (Stephen E Woolman), 2008
Hon Lord Pentland (Paul B Cullen), 2008
Hon Lord Bannatyne (Iain AS Peebles), 2008
Hon Lady Stacey (Valerie E Stacey), 2008
Sheriff Courts (Sheriffs Principal)
Sheriffdom of Glasgow & Strathkelvin
Sheriff Principal James A Taylor, Glasgow Sheriff Court
Sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland & Islands
Sheriff Principal Sir Stephen Young QC, Aberdeen Sheriff Court
Sheriffdom of Lothian & Borders
Sheriff Principal FE Bowen QC, Edinburgh Sheriff Court
Sheriffdom of North Strathclyde
Sheriff Principal Bruce A Kerr QC, Paisley Sheriff Court
Sheriffdom of South Strathclyde, Dumfries & Galloway
Sheriff Principal BA Lockhart, Airdrie Sheriff Court
Sheriffdrom of Tayside, Central & Fife
Sheriff Principal R Alastair Dunlop QC, Perth Sheriff Court