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Her Majesty's Advocate (or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Advocate), known as the Lord Advocate (Scottish Gaelic: Morair Tagraidh), is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Current situation The largest party is the Scottish National Party, which campaigns for Scottish independence. The Scottish Government (SG ( Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the executive arm of the government of Scotland. The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba First Meinister o Scotland is the head of the devolved Scottish Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond, (ˈsamənd is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. The Deputy First Minister of Scotland is the deputy to the First Minister of Scotland. Nicola Sturgeon (born on 19 July, 1970 in Irvine, North Ayrshire) is the Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Cabinet Secretary Salmond government The Salmond government ( 16 May, 2007 &ndash) is a Scottish National Party Minority government. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Oifis a' Chrùin agus Seirbheis Neach-casaid a' Chrùin provides an independent public prosecution service, investigates Elish Frances Angiolini QC (Scot (born 24 June 1960 as Elish Frances McPhilomy) is a Scottish lawyer who has served in the Executive agencies are established by Ministers as part of Scottish Government departments or as departments in their own right to carry out a discrete area of work Scottish public bodies are a group of organisations that are funded by the Scottish Government. The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral "Acts of the Scottish Parliament" redirects here For pre-Union acts see List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament to 1707. The Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament (Oifigear-Riaghlaidh Preses o the Scots Pairlament is the speaker of the Scottish Parliament, elected by the Alex Fergusson (born 8 April 1949 Leswalt, Wigtownshire) is a Conservative politician and Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament Building (Pàrlamaid na h-Alba is the home of the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, within the UNESCO World Heritage Site Member of the Scottish Parliament ( MSP) ( Ball Pàrlamaid na h-Alba ( BPA) in Gaelic) is the title given to any one of the 129 individuals elected Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 1st session of the Scottish Parliament at the time Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 2nd session of the Scottish Parliament at the time Composition of the Parliament Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 3rd session of the Scottish Parliament as of The Scottish Parliament ( Holyrood) has 73 constituencies, each electing one Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP by the Plurality ( First Scotland has elections to several bodies the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and Community The Scottish Parliament election 1999 was the first General election of the Scottish Parliament, with voting taking place on May 6, 1999. The Scottish Parliament election 2003, was the second General election of the Scottish Parliament. The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament The 2011 Scottish Parliament election will be held on Thursday 5 May 2011 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament. A Legislative Consent Motion (also known as a Sewel motion) is a parliamentary motion passed by the Scottish Parliament, in which it agrees that the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at The Secretary of State for Scotland ( Scottish Gaelic: Rùnaire Stàite na h-Alba) is the principal minister of Her Majesty's Government in the The Rt Hon Desmond Henry Browne MP (born 22 March 1952 commonly known as Des Browne, is a Scottish Labour Party Politician. The Scotland Office ( Oifis na h-Alba in Scottish Gaelic) is a department of the United Kingdom government within the Ministry of Justice and For other meanings see Reserved powers disambiguation page In the United Kingdom reserved matters, also referred to as reserved Her Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-tagraidh na Bànrighe airson Alba in is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, whose duty it is to advise the Crown Neil Forbes Davidson Baron Davidson of Glen Clova, QC (born 13 September 1950) is a Scottish Lawyer. The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories As a result of the Fifth Periodical Review of the Boundary Commission for Scotland, Scotland is covered by 59 constituencies of the House of Commons The Scottish Grand Committee is a committee of the House of Commons. The Scottish Affairs Committee is a select committee appointed by the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom to examine the expenditure Scotland has elections to several bodies the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and Community Results The election was fought under new boundaries with a net increase of eight seats compared to the 1992 election Results |} Total votes cast 26368204 All parties with more than 500 votes shown Results Overview For events leading up to the date of the election see article Pre-election day events of the United Kingdom general Leadership of the main parties David Cameron became Conservative leader in December 2005 replacing Michael Howard. This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs elected to the House of Commons by Scottish constituencies for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom The three major legal systems of the world today consist of civil law, Common law and Religious law. Scots law is a unique legal system with an ancient basis in Roman law. The College of Justice is a term used to describe the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU Scotland constitutes a single Constituency of the European Parliament. Scotland has elections to several bodies the Scottish Parliament, the United Kingdom Parliament, the European Parliament, local councils and Community England Scotland and Wales Turnout for all the regions was 37 Elections to the European Parliament will be held from 4 June to 7 June 2009 in the 27 member states of the European Union, using varying election Local government in Scotland is organised through 32 unitary authorities consisting of Councillors elected every four years by registered voters in each of the For local government purposes Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" which are all governed by unitary authorities designated as The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA is the representative association of Scottish local government and is the Employers’ association Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament Parties represented in the Scottish Parliament (in order of number of representatives Scottish National Unionism in Scotland is the belief in that Scotland should remain in the United Kingdom in its present structure as a union between its main Constituent countries Information on politics by country is available for every Country, including both De jure and De facto independent Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The Scottish Government (SG ( Scottish Gaelic: Riaghaltas na h-Alba) is the executive arm of the government of Scotland. Throughout the Commonwealth realms The Crown is an abstract metonymic concept which represents the legal authority for the existence of any government Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Devolution is the statutory granting of powers from the central government of a State to government at subnational level The Scottish Parliament ( Scottish Gaelic: Pàrlamaid na h-Alba; Scots: Scottish Pairlament) is the devlolved national unicameral He or she is the chief public prosecutor for Scotland and all prosecutions on indictment are conducted by the Crown Office, nominally in his or her name. The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law In the Common law legal system an indictment (ɪnˈdaɪtmənt (in-DITE-mint is a formal accusation of having committed a criminal offense The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Oifis a' Chrùin agus Seirbheis Neach-casaid a' Chrùin provides an independent public prosecution service, investigates

The officeholder is one of the Great Officers of State of Scotland. In the United Kingdom, the Great Officers of State are traditional Crown ministers who either inherit their positions or are appointed to exercise certain largely The current Lord Advocate is the Rt. Hon. Elish Angiolini, QC, appointed on 5 October 2006. Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council is a body of advisors to the British Sovereign. Elish Frances Angiolini QC (Scot (born 24 June 1960 as Elish Frances McPhilomy) is a Scottish lawyer who has served in the Queen's Counsel ( postnominal QC) &ndash known as King's Counsel ( KC) during the reign of a male sovereign  &ndash are Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. She is the first woman, first Procurator Fiscal, and the first solicitor to be appointed to the post. A procurator fiscal is the Public prosecutor in Scotland, also carrying out functions broadly equivalent to the Coroner in other Legal systems A "solicitor" is a term used in many Common law jurisdictions for a lawyer who offers legal services outside of the courts

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History

It is an ancient office dating back to at least 1483, when John Ross is mentioned as His Majesty's Advocate to King James III. The monarch of Scotland was the Head of state of the Kingdom of Scotland. James III (c 1451/1452 &ndash 11 June 1488) was King of Scots from 1460 to 1488

From 1707 to 1998 the Lord Advocate was the chief legal adviser of the government of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Crown in Scotland, for both civil and criminal matters, until the passing of the Scotland Act 1998 which devolved most domestic affairs to the Scottish Parliament. Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Kingdom of Great Britain, also known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain, was a State in northwest Europe, in existence from 1707 to 1800 The Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c 46 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom government is now advised on Scots law by the Advocate General for Scotland. Her Majesty's Government, or when the monarch is male His Majesty's Government, is the title used by the Government of the United Kingdom, based at Scots law is a unique legal system with an ancient basis in Roman law. Her Majesty's Advocate General for Scotland (Àrd-neach-tagraidh na Bànrighe airson Alba in is one of the Law Officers of the Crown, whose duty it is to advise the Crown

The Lord Advocate is not head of the Faculty of Advocates; that position is held by the Dean of the 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

Parliamentary and Government Role

Until devolution in 1999, all Lord Advocates were, by convention, members of the United Kingdom government, although the post was not normally in the Cabinet. In the Politics of the United Kingdom, the Cabinet is a formal body composed of the most senior government ministers chosen by the Prime Minister Since devolution, section 44 of the Scotland Act 1998 provides that the Lord Advocate is automatically a member of the Scottish Executive. The Scotland Act 1998 (1998 c 46 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

From 1999 until 2007, the Lord Advocate attended the weekly Scottish Cabinet meetings. However, after the 2007 election, the new First Minister Alex Salmond decided that Lord Advocate would no longer attend the Scottish Cabinet, stating he wished to "de-politicise the post". The 2007 Scottish Parliament election was held on Thursday 3 May 2007 to elect members to the Scottish Parliament The First Minister of Scotland (Prìomh Mhinistear na h-Alba First Meinister o Scotland is the head of the devolved Scottish Alexander Elliot Anderson "Alex" Salmond, (ˈsamənd is the First Minister of Scotland, heading a minority Scottish Government. [1]

Until devolution, all Lord Advocates were, by convention, members of either the House of Commons or the House of Lords to allow them to speak for the Government. The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" Those who were not already Members of Parliament received a life peerage on appointment. In the United Kingdom, life peers are created members of the Peerage whose titles may not be inherited (those whose titles are inheritable are known as Hereditary Since devolution, section 27 of the Scotland Act 1998 permits the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland to attend and speak in the Scottish Parliament ex officio, even if they are not Members of the Scottish Parliament. 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

Future careers of Lord Advocates

Appointments as Senators of the College of Justice were formerly made on the nomination of the Lord Advocate. 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 The College of Justice is a term used to describe the Supreme Courts of Scotland, and its associated bodies Every Lord Advocate between 1842 and 1967 has been appointed to the bench, either on demitting office or at a later date, and of the more recent former Lord Advocates all except Henry Stephen Wilson, Pete Fraser and Colin Boyd have been appointed to the bench. Henry Stephen Wilson Baron Wilson of Langside PC QC (Scot ( 21 March 1916 &ndash 23 November 1997) was a Scottish lawyer Peter Lovat Fraser Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC (b 29 May 1945) is a Scottish politician and Advocate. Colin Boyd Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC, QC, (born June 7, 1953) was Lord Advocate for Scotland Many Lord Advocates in fact nominated themselves for appointment as Lord President of the Court of Session or as Lord Justice Clerk

Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service is headed by the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor General for Scotland, and is the public prosecution service in Scotland. The Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland and presiding Judge (and Senator of the College of Justice and Court of Session The Lord Justice Clerk is the second most senior Judge in Scotland behind the Lord President of the Court of Session. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (Oifis a' Chrùin agus Seirbheis Neach-casaid a' Chrùin provides an independent public prosecution service, investigates 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 The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the Common law Adversarial system, or the civil law It also carries out functions which are broadly equivalent to the coroner in common law jurisdictions. A coroner is an official responsible for investigating deaths particularly some of those happening under unusual circumstances and determining the cause of death Common law refers to law and the corresponding legal system developed through decisions of courts and similar tribunals rather than through legislative statutes or executive Incorporated within the Crown Office is the Legal Secretariat to the Lord Advocate.

Lords Advocate

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lord Advocate excluded from new Cabinet", The Scotsman, 23 May 2007

Sources

The career path of recent Scottish law officers, Scots Law Times, 14 July 2006

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Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year James Moncreiff 1st Baron Moncreiff ( 29 November 1811 &ndash 27 April 1895) was a Scottish lawyer and politician 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John Inglis Lord Glencorse (1810 &ndash 1891 was a Scottish politician and Judge Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year James Moncreiff 1st Baron Moncreiff ( 29 November 1811 &ndash 27 April 1895) was a Scottish lawyer and politician Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common John Inglis Lord Glencorse (1810 &ndash 1891 was a Scottish politician and Judge Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Charles Baillie Lord Jerviswood ( 3 November 1804 &ndash 23 July 1879) was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Moncreiff 1st Baron Moncreiff ( 29 November 1811 &ndash 27 April 1895) was a Scottish lawyer and politician Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Patton Lord Glenalmond (1803 &ndash 20 September 1869) was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Edward Strathearn Gordon Baron Gordon of Drumearn (1814 &ndash 21 August 1879) was a Scottish judge and politician Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap James Moncreiff 1st Baron Moncreiff ( 29 November 1811 &ndash 27 April 1895) was a Scottish lawyer and politician Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year George Young ( 2 July, 1819 &ndash 21 May, 1907) was a Scottish Liberal MP in the British Parliament and a Judge with the judicial Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edward Strathearn Gordon Baron Gordon of Drumearn (1814 &ndash 21 August 1879) was a Scottish judge and politician Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Watson Baron Watson ( 1827 - 14 September 1899) was a Scottish judge Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year John McLaren ( 17 August 1831 &ndash 6 April 1910) Lord McLaren was a Scottish Liberal politician and judge Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Blair Balfour 1st Baron Kinross, PC, QC ( 11 July 1837 &ndash 22 January 1905) was a Scottish lawyer and Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Right Honourable Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald KCB ( 27 December 1836 &ndash 9 May 1919) was a Scottish Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common John Blair Balfour 1st Baron Kinross, PC, QC ( 11 July 1837 &ndash 22 January 1905) was a Scottish lawyer and Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Right Honourable Sir John Hay Athole Macdonald KCB ( 27 December 1836 &ndash 9 May 1919) was a Scottish Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a James Patrick Bannerman Robertson Baron Robertson (1845 - 1909 was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sir Charles John Pearson (1843 - 1910 was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year John Blair Balfour 1st Baron Kinross, PC, QC ( 11 July 1837 &ndash 22 January 1905) was a Scottish lawyer and Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Charles John Pearson (1843 - 1910 was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Andrew Graham Murray 1st Viscount Dunedin GCVO, PC ( 21 November 1849 &ndash 21 August 1942) was a Scottish politician Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Charles Scott Dickson ( 1850 - 5 August 1922) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Thomas Shaw 1st Baron Craigmyle PC KC LLD ( 23 May 1850 &ndash 28 June 1937) known as Lord Shaw from Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Alexander Ure 1st Baron Strathclyde GBE ( 22 February 1853 &ndash 2 October[[ 928]] was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Robert Munro 1st Baron Alness, GBE, PC, KC, ( May 28, 1868 &ndash October 6, 1955) was a Scottish Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year James Avon Clyde Lord Clyde (1863 &ndash 1944 was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Thomas Brash Morison ( 21 November 1868 &ndash 28 July 1945) was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Charles David Murray ( 20 October 1866 &ndash 9 June 1936) was a Scottish Tory politician lawyer and judge Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. William Watson Baron Thankerton ( 8 December 1873 &ndash 13 June 1948) was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hugh Pattison Macmillan Baron Macmillan GCVO PC ( 20 February 1873 &ndash 5 September 1952) was a Scottish judge Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Watson Baron Thankerton ( 8 December 1873 &ndash 13 June 1948) was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Munro MacRobert KC (1873 &ndash 18 October 1930) was a Scottish lawyer and Unionist politician Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Craigie Mason Aitchison KC ( 26 January 1882 &ndash 2 May 1941) was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wilfrid Guild Normand Baron Normand, KC (1884 &ndash 5 October 1962) was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Douglas Jamieson ( 14 April 1880 &ndash 31 May 1952) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Thomas Mackay Cooper 1st Baron Cooper of Culross, KC ( 24 September 1892 &ndash 15 July 1955) was a Scottish politician Judge and Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Scott Cumberland Reid Baron Reid, CH, KC ( 30 July 1890 &ndash 29 March 1975) was a Scottish Tory politician Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar George Reid Thomson Lord Thomson ( 1893 - 15 April 1962) was a Scottish politician and judge Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Thomas Wheatley Baron Wheatley PC, KC ( 17 January 1908 &ndash 28 July 1988) was a Scottish Labour Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January James Latham McDiarmid Clyde Lord Clyde ( 30 October 1898 &ndash 30 June 1975) was a Scottish Unionist politician and judge Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) William Rankine Milligan Lord Milligan PC, KC ( 12 December 1898 &ndash 28 July 1975) was a Scottish Tory politician Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Grant ( 19 June 1909 - 19 November 1972) was a Scottish Tory politician and judge Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ian Hamilton Shearer ( 6 November 1914 &ndash 22 February 1996) was a Scottish lawyer and judge Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Henry Stephen Wilson Baron Wilson of Langside PC QC (Scot ( 21 March 1916 &ndash 23 November 1997) was a Scottish lawyer Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Norman Russell Wylie Lord Wylie ( October 26, 1923 – September 7, 2005) was a Scottish Conservative and Unionist politician Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Ronald King Murray Lord Murray PC (born 15 June 1922) was a Scottish Labour politician and judge Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) James Peter Hymers Mackay Baron Mackay of Clashfern, KT, PC (born 2 July 1927) is a Scottish Advocate and former Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth John Cameron Baron Cameron of Lochbroom, (born 11 June 1931) is a retired Scottish judge Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Peter Lovat Fraser Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC (b 29 May 1945) is a Scottish politician and Advocate. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Alan Ferguson Rodger Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, PC, QC, FRSE (born 18 September 1944) is a Scottish judge Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Donald Sage Mackay Baron Mackay of Drumadoon, PC, QC (born 30 January 1946) is a former Scottish Conservative & Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Andrew Rutherford Hardie Baron Hardie, PC, QC (born 8 January 1946) is a former Scottish Labour Party politician and Government minister Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Colin Boyd Baron Boyd of Duncansby, PC, QC, (born June 7, 1953) was Lord Advocate for Scotland 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Elish Frances Angiolini QC (Scot (born 24 June 1960 as Elish Frances McPhilomy) is a Scottish lawyer who has served in the The Law Officers of the Crown are the chief legal advisors to the Crown, and advise and represent the various governments in the United Kingdom and the other The Scots Law Times is the Law reports service in Scotland, publishing over 1400 pages of reports each year
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