Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway
| The Right Honourable Lord Carloway |
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| Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Justice General |
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| In office 18 December 2015 – Incumbent |
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| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | To be appointed |
| Preceded by | Lord Gill |
| Lord Justice Clerk | |
| In office 15 August 2012 – 18 December 2015 |
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| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Gill |
| Succeeded by | To be appointed |
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| Born | 20 May 1954 Falkirk, Scotland |
| Spouse(s) | Jane Turnbull |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
Colin John MacLean Sutherland, Lord Carloway (born 20 May 1954),[1] is a Scottish advocate and judge. He is currently Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General, the most senior judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and head of the Scottish Judiciary.
Early life
Sutherland was born in Falkirk in 1954, and was educated at Hurst Grange Preparatory School, Stirling and the Edinburgh Academy, before studying at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh (LL.B. (Hons.)).[2][3]
Legal career
He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1977, and appointed Advocate Depute in 1986, serving until 1989. He took silk in 1990 and was Treasurer of the Faculty of Advocates from 1994 to 2000.[2][3]
Sutherland was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary, Scotland's Supreme Courts, in February 2000. He took the judicial title, Lord Carloway, and was promoted to the Inner House of the Court of Session and appointed to the Privy Council in 2008.[2][3]
He is an assistant editor of Green’s Litigation Styles and contributed the chapters on "Court of Session Practice" to the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia and "Expenses" in Court of Session Practice.[2]
Carloway presided over the 2004 prosecution of gas transporter Transco under health and safety legislation for an explosion in Larkhall in December 1999 which killed a family of four, fining the company a record £15m. Since 2008 he has been almost exclusively involved in appellate work as a member of the Second Division, one of the two appeal court chambers in Scotland, chaired by the Lord Justice Clerk.
Carloway was appointed Lord Justice Clerk on 15 August 2012.[4] His appointement as Lord President and Lord Justice General was announced on 18 December 2015.[5]
Personal life
He married Jane Turnbull in 1988, with whom he has two sons. He was the joint editor of Parliament House Portraits: the Art Collection of the Faculty of Advocates, and is a former President of the Scottish Arts Club.[2]
See also
References
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- Living people
- 1954 births
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Queen's Counsel 1901–2000
- Senators of the College of Justice
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- Members of the Faculty of Advocates
- Scottish Queen's Counsel
- People educated at Edinburgh Academy
- Lords President of the Court of Session
