Andrew Rutherford Hardie,Baron Hardie,PC,KC 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. He led the prosecution team in the preparation of the original Lockerbie bombing trial,but resigned as Lord Advocate shortly before the trial commenced in 2000.
John Alastair Cameron,Lord Abernethy is a Scottish lawyer,and a former Senator of the College of Justice,a judge of the country's Supreme Courts,serving from 1992 to 2007,when he retired. He was a member of the English Bar before moving to the Scottish Faculty of Advocates,where he served as vice-dean from 1983 to 1992.
Hazel Josephine Cosgrove,Lady Cosgrove,QC CBE,is a Scottish lawyer and judge who served as a Senator of the College of Justice from 1996 to 2006. She was the first woman appointed to the College of Justice.
Richard Sanderson Keen,Baron Keen of Elie KC PC is a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician. He was Advocate General for Scotland from May 2015 until his resignation on 16 September 2020.
Anne Smith,Lady Smith,is a Scottish lawyer,and a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.
Francis Mulholland,Lord Mulholland,is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2016. He previously served from 2011 to 2016 as Lord Advocate,one of the Great Officers of State of Scotland and the country's chief Law Officer,and as Solicitor General,the junior Law Officer.
Stephen Errol Woolman,Lord Woolman,,is a Scottish legal academic,and a Senator of the College of Justice,a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.
Derek Robert Alexander Emslie,Lord Kingarth KC is a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland,sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. He is the son of former Lord President George Emslie,Baron Emslie,and younger brother of fellow judge Nigel Emslie,Lord Emslie.
Ann Paton,Lady Paton,is a Scottish advocate and judge. She is a Senator of the College of Justice,sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. In 2019 she became the Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission. Paton is currently Scotland's longest-serving female judge and was the second woman ever appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice,after Lady Cosgrove.
Paul Benedict Cullen,Lord Pentland,is a former Solicitor General for Scotland,a Senator of the College of Justice and former Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission.
Iain Alexander Scott Peebles,Lord Bannatyne was a Senator of the College of Justice,a judge of the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session in Scotland from 2008 until 2020.
Robin Gilmour McEwan,commonly called Lord McEwan is a Scottish lawyer and former judge of the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session,the country's Supreme Courts.
Colin Malcolm Campbell,Lord Malcolm is a Scottish lawyer,and a Senator of the College of Justice,a judge of the country's Supreme Courts.
Angus Stewart,Lord Stewart is a Scottish lawyer and retired judge. From 2010 to 2016 he was a Senator of the College of Justice,a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.
Morag Barbara Wise,Lady Wise,is a Senator of the College of Justice,a judge of the Scotland's Supreme Courts.
Walter James WolffeFSAScotFRIAS is a Scottish advocate who served as Lord Advocate from 2016 to 2021. He previously served as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 2014 to 2016,and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Advocates from 2013 to 2014.
Sarah Poyntell LaBudde Wolffe,Lady Wolffe,KC is an American-born Scottish lawyer and judge who is currently a Professorship at the University of Strathclyde. She previously served as Senator of the College of Justice from 2014 to 2021. Wolffe was the first US-born member of the Scottish judiciary and the first woman appointed as a Commercial Judge in the Court of Session.
Andrew Fleming Stewart,Lord Ericht,is a Scottish lawyer who was appointed in 2016 as a Senator of the College of Justice,a judge of the Court of Session.
Ailsa Jane Carmichael,Lady Carmichael,is a Scottish advocate and judge who has served as a Senator of the College of Justice since 2016.
Prior to the 20th Century,there were few women in law in the United Kingdom. Prior to the Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919,women were not permitted to practice law in the United Kingdom. By 1931 there were around 100 female solicitors. The first female-only law partnership was founded in 1933. By 2019 51% of British solicitors were women.
