134 relations: Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson, Adam Otterburn, Advocate General for Scotland, Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, Alex Salmond, Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank, Alexander MacRobert (politician), Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde, Andrew Hardie, Baron Hardie, Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin, Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd, Archibald Colquhoun, Archibald Johnston, Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington, Attorney General for England and Wales, Attorney General for Northern Ireland, Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode, Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson, Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald, Charles Hope, Lord Granton, Charles Murray, Lord Murray, Charles Pearson, Lord Pearson, Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, College of Justice, Common law, Coroner, Craigie Aitchison, Lord Aitchison, Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, David MacGill, David Mure, Lord Mure, Devolution, Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson, Duncan Forbes, Lord Culloden, Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay, Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, Elish Angiolini, European Convention on Human Rights, Faculty of Advocates, First Minister of Scotland, Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Frank Mulholland, Lord Mulholland, George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, George Patton, Lord Glenalmond, George Thomson, Lord Thomson, George Young, Lord Young, Gordon Stott, Lord Stott, Government of the United Kingdom, Great Officer of State, ..., Hans Köchler, Henry Balnaves, Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, Henry Erskine (lawyer), Henry Lauder, Lord St Germains, Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside, High Court of Justiciary, House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Lords, Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan, Ian Shearer, Lord Avonside, Ilay Campbell, Lord Succoth, James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde, James III of Scotland, James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde, James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff, James Reid, Baron Reid, James Robertson, Baron Robertson, James Wolffe, John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross, John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair, John Inglis, Lord Glencorse, John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh, John McLaren, Lord McLaren, John Murray, Lord Murray, John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton, John Skene, Lord Curriehill, John Spens, Lord Condie, John Wheatley, Baron Wheatley, Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, Law Officers of the Crown, Life peer, List of Deans of the Faculty of Advocates, List of Scottish monarchs, Lord Advocate's Reference, Lord Justice Clerk, Lord President of the Court of Session, Mary, Queen of Scots, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie, Parliament of the United Kingdom, Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, Prosecutor, Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer, Queen's Counsel, Robert Black (lawyer), Robert Craigie, Lord Glendoick, Robert Crichton (Lord Advocate), Robert Dundas of Arniston, Robert Dundas of Arniston, the Elder, Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger, Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness, Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray, Scotland Act 1998, Scots law, Scots Law Times, Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, Scottish Parliament election, 2007, Senator of the College of Justice, Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet, Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet, Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet, Sir James Stewart (Lord Advocate), Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet, Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet, Solicitor General for Scotland, The Crown, The Right Honourable, The Scotsman, Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross, Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington, Thomas Kennedy (1673–1754), Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee, Thomas Morison, Lord Morison, Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle, Wilfrid Normand, Baron Normand, William Grant, Lord Grant, William Grant, Lord Prestongrange, William Milligan, Lord Milligan, William Oliphant, Lord Newton, William Watson, Baron Thankerton, William Watson, Baron Watson. Expand index (84 more) »
Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson
Adam Anderson, Lord Anderson FRSE (5 March 1797 – 28 September 1853) was a Scottish judge.
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Adam Otterburn
Adam Otterburn of Auldhame and Reidhall (died 6 July 1548) was a Scottish lawyer and diplomat.
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Advocate General for Scotland
Her Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-tagraidh na Bànrighe airson Alba) is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, whose duty it is to advise the Crown and Government of the United Kingdom on Scots law.
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Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry
Alan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry (18 September 1944 – 26 June 2011) was a Scottish academic, lawyer, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.
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Alex Salmond
Alexander Elliot Anderson Salmond (born 31 December 1954) is a Scottish politician who served as the First Minister of Scotland from 2007 to 2014.
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Alexander Maconochie, Lord Meadowbank
The Right Hon.
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Alexander MacRobert (politician)
Alexander Munro MacRobert KC (1873 – 18 October 1930) was a Scottish lawyer and Unionist politician.
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Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde
Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde, (22 February 1853 – 2 October 1928) was a Scottish politician, judge, and georgist land value tax activist.
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Andrew Hardie, Baron Hardie
Andrew Rutherford Hardie, Baron Hardie, PC, QC (born 8 January 1946) is a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer.
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Andrew Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin
Andrew Graham Murray, 1st Viscount Dunedin, (21 November 1849 – 21 August 1942) was a Scottish politician and judge.
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Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd
The Right Hon.
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Archibald Colquhoun
Archibald Campbell Colquhoun (1756 – 8 December 1820) was a Scottish politician and lawyer from Glasgow.
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Archibald Johnston
Archibald Johnston, Lord Warriston (1611–1663) was a Scottish judge and statesman.
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Archibald Primrose, Lord Carrington
Sir Archibald Primrose, 1st Baronet, Lord Carrington (16 May 1616 – 27 November 1679) was a notable Scottish lawyer, judge, and Cavalier.
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Attorney General for England and Wales
Her Majesty's Attorney General for England and Wales, usually known simply as the Attorney General, is one of the Law Officers of the Crown.
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Attorney General for Northern Ireland
The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
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Cabinet of the United Kingdom
The Cabinet of the United Kingdom is the collective decision-making body of Her Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom, composed of the Prime Minister and 21 cabinet ministers, the most senior of the government ministers.
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Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswoode
Charles Baillie, Lord Jerviswood (3 November 1804 – 23 July 1879) was a Scottish advocate, judge and politician Baillie was the second son of George Baillie of Mellerstain House and Jerviswood (1763–1841), son of the Hon.
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Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson
Charles Scott Dickson FRSE LLD (13 September 1850, Glasgow – 5 August 1922) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.
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Charles Erskine, Lord Tinwald
Charles Erskine (1680 – 5 April 1763) was Lord Advocate, a Scottish judge, and a Member of Parliament (MP).
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Charles Hope, Lord Granton
Rt Hon Lord Charles Hope FRSE (29 June 1763 – 30 October 1851) was a Scottish politician and judge.
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Charles Murray, Lord Murray
Rt Hon Charles David Murray, Lord Murray (20 October 1866 – 9 June 1936) was a Scottish Tory politician, lawyer and judge.
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Charles Pearson, Lord Pearson
Sir Charles John Pearson (6 November 1843 – 15 August 1910) was a Scottish politician and judge who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice.
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Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby
Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC QC, (born 7 June 1953) is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since June 2012.
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College of Justice
The College of Justice includes the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies.
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Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.
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Coroner
A coroner is a person whose standard role is to confirm and certify the death of an individual within a jurisdiction.
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Craigie Aitchison, Lord Aitchison
Craigie Mason Aitchison (26 January 1882 – 2 May 1941) was a Scottish politician and judge.
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Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Oifis an Ard-Ghnìomhachas agus Seirbheis Neach-casaid an Ard-Ghnìomhachas, Croun Office an Procurator Fiscal Service) is the independent public prosecution service for Scotland, and is a Ministerial Department of the Scottish Government.
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David MacGill
David MacGill or Makgill (died 1595) was the Lord Advocate of Scotland between 1582 and 1595.
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David Mure, Lord Mure
David Mure (11 October 1810 – 11 April 1891) was a Scottish lawyer and Conservative Party politician.
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Devolution
Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level.
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Donald Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon
Donald Sage Mackay, Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC, QC (born 30 January 1946) is a former judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and a former Lord Advocate, the country's senior Law Officer.
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Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson
Douglas Jamieson (14 April 1880 – 31 May 1952) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.
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Duncan Forbes, Lord Culloden
Duncan Forbes, Lord Culloden (10 November 1685 – 10 December 1747) was a Scottish politician and judge.
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Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay
Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay FRSE (20 August 1793 – 31 January 1874) was a Scottish advocate, judge and Tory politician.
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Edward Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn
Edward Strathearn Gordon, Baron Gordon of Drumearn, (10 April 1814 – 21 August 1879) was a Scottish judge and politician.
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Elish Angiolini
Dame Elish Frances Angiolini (née McPhilomy; born 24 June 1960"Angiolini, Elish Frances" in Who's Who, A & C Black.) is a Scottish lawyer.
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European Convention on Human Rights
The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) (formally the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms) is an international treaty to protect human rights and political freedoms in Europe.
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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.
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First Minister of Scotland
The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba; Heid Meinister o Scotland) is the leader of the Scottish Government.
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Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey
Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey (23 October 1773 – 26 January 1850) was a Scottish judge and literary critic.
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Frank Mulholland, Lord Mulholland
Francis Mulholland, Lord Mulholland, (born 18 April 1959) is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2016.
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George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh (1636/1638–1691) was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer.
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George Patton, Lord Glenalmond
George Patton, Lord Glenalmond, (1803 – 20 September 1869) was a Scottish politician and judge.
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George Thomson, Lord Thomson
George Reid Thomson, Lord Thomson, (1893 – 15 April 1962) was a Scottish Labour Party politician and judge.
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George Young, Lord Young
George Young, Lord Young, (2 July 1819 – 21 May 1907) was a Scottish Liberal MP in the British Parliament and a judge, with the judicial title of Lord Young.
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Gordon Stott, Lord Stott
George Gordon Stott, Lord Stott, PC, QC (22 December 1909 – 12 April 1999) was a Scottish advocate, sheriff and Lord Advocate, the chief legal officer for the Crown and government in Scotland.
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Government of the United Kingdom
The Government of the United Kingdom, formally referred to as Her Majesty's Government, is the central government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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Great Officer of State
In the United Kingdom the Great Officers of State are traditional ministers of The Crown who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely ceremonial functions or to operate as members of the government.
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Hans Köchler
Hans Köchler (born 18 October 1948) is a retired professor of philosophy at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and president of the International Progress Organization, a non-governmental organization in consultative status with the United Nations.
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Henry Balnaves
Henry Balnaves (1512? – February 1570) was a Scottish politician, Lord Justice Clerk, and religious reformer.
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Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville, PC, FRSE (28 April 1742, Edinburgh, Scotland – 28 May 1811, Edinburgh) was a Scottish advocate and Tory politician.
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Henry Erskine (lawyer)
The Honourable Henry "Harry" Erskine (1 November 1746 – 8 October 1817) was a Scottish Whig politician and lawyer.
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Henry Lauder, Lord St Germains
Henry Lauder, Lord St Germains (d. 19 July 1561 Edinburgh) was Lord Advocate of Scotland and one of the nine advocates nominated and appointed at the institution of the College of Justice as an Ordinary Lord, styled Lord St Germains, 13 January 1538.
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Henry Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside
Henry Stephen Wilson, Baron Wilson of Langside, PC, QC (21 March 1916 – 23 November 1997) was a Scottish lawyer, Labour politician and life peer.
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High Court of Justiciary
The High Court of Justiciary is the supreme criminal court in Scotland.
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House of Commons of the United Kingdom
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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House of Lords
The House of Lords of the United Kingdom, also known as the House of Peers, is the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan
Rt Hon Hugh Pattison Macmillan, Baron Macmillan of Aberfeldy FRSE (20 February 1873 – 5 September 1952) was a Scottish advocate, judge, Parliamentarian and civil servant.
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Ian Shearer, Lord Avonside
Ian Hamilton Shearer (6 November 1914 – 22 February 1996) was a Scottish lawyer and judge.
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Ilay Campbell, Lord Succoth
Sir Ilay Campbell, Lord Succoth (1734–1823) was a Scottish advocate, judge and politician.
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James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde
James Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde, (14 November 1863 – 16 June 1944) was a Scottish politician and judge.
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James III of Scotland
James III (10 July 1451/May 1452 – 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 to 1488.
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James Latham Clyde, Lord Clyde
James Latham McDiarmid Clyde, Lord Clyde, (30 October 1898 – 30 June 1975) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge.
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James Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern
James Peter Hymers Mackay, Baron Mackay of Clashfern, (born 2 July 1927) is a British advocate.
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James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff
James Moncreiff, 1st Baron Moncreiff of Tullibole LLD (29 November 1811 – 27 April 1895) was a Scottish lawyer and politician.
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James Reid, Baron Reid
The Rt Hon.
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James Robertson, Baron Robertson
The Right Hon.
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James Wolffe
Walter James Wolffe (born 20 December 1962) is a senior Scottish lawyer who has served as Lord Advocate since 1 June 2016.
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John Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross
John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross (11 July 1837 – 22 January 1905) was a Scottish lawyer and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1899.
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John Dalrymple, 1st Earl of Stair
John Dalrymple (1648, Master of Stair – 8 January 1707) was a Scottish noble and Whig politician who played a crucial role in the 1707 Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, that created the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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John Inglis, Lord Glencorse
Rt Hon John Inglis, Lord Glencorse FRSE DCL LLD (21 August 1810 – 20 August 1891) was a Scottish politician and judge.
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John Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh
Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald, Lord Kingsburgh, KCB, PC, PRSSA, FRS, FRSE (27 December 1836 – 9 May 1919) was a Scottish Conservative Party politician and later a judge.
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John McLaren, Lord McLaren
The Hon.
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John Murray, Lord Murray
Sir John Archibald Murray of Henderland, Lord Murray, FRSE (1778–1859) was a Scottish judge and Senator of the College of Justice.
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John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton
John Nisbet, Lord Dirleton (c. 1609–1687) was a Scottish judge.
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John Skene, Lord Curriehill
Sir John Skene, Lord Curriehill (c. 1543 – 1617) was a Scottish prosecutor, ambassador, and judge.
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John Spens, Lord Condie
John Spens, Lord Condie (1520?–1573) was a Scottish lawyer and judge who became Lord Advocate.
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John Wheatley, Baron Wheatley
John Thomas Wheatley, Baron Wheatley (17 January 1908 – 28 July 1988) was a Scottish Labour politician and judge.
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Kenneth Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom
Kenneth John Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, PC, FRSE (born 11 June 1931) is a retired Scottish judge who served as Lord Advocate from 1984 to 1989.
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Law Officers of the Crown
The Law Officers of the Commonwealth are the chief legal advisers to the Crown, and advise and represent the central and devolved governments in the United Kingdom and national and sub-national governments in other Commonwealth realms.
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Life peer
In the United Kingdom, life peers are appointed members of the peerage whose titles cannot be inherited, in contrast to hereditary peers.
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List of Deans of the Faculty of Advocates
The Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, also known as the Dean of Faculty, is the head of the Faculty of Advocates, the independent body for advocates in Scotland.
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List of Scottish monarchs
The monarch of Scotland was the head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland.
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Lord Advocate's Reference
A Lord Advocate's Reference is a procedure by which the Lord Advocate, can refer a point of law which has arisen during the course of solemn proceedings, to the High Court of Justiciary sitting as the Court of Criminal Appeal, for a determination.
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Lord Justice Clerk
The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior judge in Scotland, after the Lord President of the Court of Session.
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Lord President of the Court of Session
The Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General is the most senior judge in Scotland, the head of the judiciary, and the presiding judge of the College of Justice, the Court of Session, and the High Court of Justiciary.
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Mary, Queen of Scots
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I, reigned over Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567.
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Monarchy of the United Kingdom
The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom, its dependencies and its overseas territories.
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Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie
Norman Russell Wylie, Lord Wylie, PC (26 October 1923 – 7 September 2005) was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Parliament of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the UK Parliament or British Parliament, is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, the Crown dependencies and overseas territories.
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Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie
Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC (29 May 1945 – 22 June 2013) was a Scottish politician and advocate.
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Prosecutor
A prosecutor is a legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system.
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Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer
The Queen's and Lord Treasurer's Remembrancer is an officer in Scotland who represents the Crown's interests in bona vacantia, ultimus haeres and treasure trove.
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Queen's Counsel
A Queen's Counsel (postnominal QC), or King's Counsel (postnominal KC) during the reign of a king, is an eminent lawyer (usually a barrister or advocate) who is appointed by the Monarch to be one of "Her Majesty's Counsel learned in the law." The term is also recognised as an honorific.
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Robert Black (lawyer)
Professor Robert Black QC, FRSA, FRSE, FFCS, ILTM is Professor Emeritus of Scots Law at the University of Edinburgh.
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Robert Craigie, Lord Glendoick
Robert Craigie, Lord Glendoick was a Scottish politician and judge.
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Robert Crichton (Lord Advocate)
Robert Crichton (died 1582), of Eliock, in Nithsdale, was Lord Advocate of Scotland.
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Robert Dundas of Arniston
Robert Dundas of Arniston (6 June 1758 – 17 June 1819) was a Scottish judge.
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Robert Dundas of Arniston, the Elder
Robert Dundas of Arniston, the Elder, 2nd Lord Arniston (1685–1753) was a Scottish lawyer, politician and judge.
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Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger
Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger FRSE (18 July 1713 – 13 December 1787) was a Scottish judge.
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Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness
Robert Munro, 1st Baron Alness, (28 May 1868 – 6 October 1955) was a Scottish lawyer, judge and Liberal politician.
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Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray
Ronald King Murray, Lord Murray, PC (15 June 1922 – 27 September 2016) was a Scottish Labour politician and judge who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice in 1979.
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Scotland Act 1998
The Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which established the devolved Scottish Parliament with tax varying powers and the Scottish Government (then Scottish Executive).
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Scots law
Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.
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Scots Law Times
The Scots Law Times is a commercially published law reports service and law magazine for Scotland, publishing over 1400 pages of reports each year.
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Scottish Government
The Scottish Government (Riaghaltas na h-Alba; Scots Govrenment) is the executive of the devolved Scottish Parliament.
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Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Parliament (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: The Scots Pairlament) is the devolved national, unicameral legislature of Scotland.
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Scottish Parliament election, 2007
The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament.
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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.
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Sir David Dalrymple, 1st Baronet
Sir David Dalrymple of Hailes, 1st Baronet (1665 – 3 December 1721) was a Scottish advocate and politician.
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Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet
Sir James Montgomery, 1st Baronet Stanhope FRSE (1721 – 2 April 1803) was a Scottish advocate, judge, country landowner, agriculturalist and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1766 to 1775.
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Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet
Sir James Montgomery, 2nd Baronet Stanhope FRSE (9 October 1766 – 27 May 1839) was a Scottish peer, politician and lawyer who served as Lord Advocate of Scotland 1804 to 1806.
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Sir James Stewart (Lord Advocate)
Sir James Stewart or Steuart (1635–1713) was a Scottish lawyer, political opponent of the Stuarts, and reforming Lord Advocate of Scotland.
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Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet
Sir Thomas Hope, 1st Baronet Hope of Craighall (1573–1646) was a Scottish lawyer, and Lord Advocate under Charles I.
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Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet
Sir William Rae, 3rd Baronet (14 April 1769 – 19 October 1842), was a Scottish politician and lawyer.
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Solicitor General for Scotland
Her Majesty's Solicitor General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-lagha a' Chrùin an Alba) 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.
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The Crown
The Crown is the state in all its aspects within the jurisprudence of the Commonwealth realms and their sub-divisions (such as Crown dependencies, provinces, or states).
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The Right Honourable
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The Scotsman
The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh.
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Thomas Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross
Thomas Mackay Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross (24 September 1892 – 15 July 1956) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician, a judge and a historian, who had been appointed Lord Advocate of Scotland.
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Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington
Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington (1563 – 29 May 1637), designated before his peerage as 'of Drumcarny, Monkland, and Binning', was a Scottish administrator, Lord Advocate, judge, and Lord Lieutenant of Haddingtonshire.
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Thomas Kennedy (1673–1754)
Thomas Kennedy (1673 – 19 May 1754) was a Scottish lawyer from Dunure, Ayrshire, and a Tory politician.
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Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee
Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet FRSE (1717–1789), known as Lord Barskimming (1766–88) and Lord Glenlee (from 1788) during his judicial service, was a Scottish advocate, judge, politician and landowner.
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Thomas Morison, Lord Morison
Thomas Brash Morison (21 November 1868 – 28 July 1945) was a Scottish politician and judge.
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Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle
Thomas Shaw, 1st Baron Craigmyle (23 May 1850 – 28 June 1937), known as The Lord Shaw from 1909 to 1929, was a Scottish radical Liberal Party politician and judge.
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Wilfrid Normand, Baron Normand
Wilfrid Guild Normand, Baron Normand (1884 – 5 October 1962), was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and judge.
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William Grant, Lord Grant
William Grant, Lord Grant, (19 June 1909 – 19 November 1972) was a Scottish advocate, a Unionist politician, and a judge.
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William Grant, Lord Prestongrange
William Grant, Lord Prestongrange (1701–1764), was a Scottish politician and judge.
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William Milligan, Lord Milligan
William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan, (12 December 1898 – 28 July 1975) was a Scottish judge and Unionist politician.
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William Oliphant, Lord Newton
Sir William Oliphant, Lord Newton (1551–1628) was a Scottish judge.
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William Watson, Baron Thankerton
William Watson, Baron Thankerton, PC (8 December 1873 – 13 June 1948) was a Scottish Unionist Party politician and judge.
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William Watson, Baron Watson
William Watson, Baron Watson of Thankerton PC, LL.D (25 August 1827 – 14 September 1899) was a Scottish lawyer and Conservative Party politician.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Advocate