Lord Justice General
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The Lord Justice General of Scotland is head of the High Court of Justiciary, Lord President of the Court of Session and head of the judiciary in Scotland. The office is derived from the justiciars who were appointed from the twelfth century, and the current title dates from the late fifteenth century. The office remained a virtual sinecure until 1836 when it was combined with that of Lord President of the Court of Session. It was first listed as a Great Officer of State in 1911.
His deputy is the Lord Justice Clerk.
Office Holders
Lord Justice General
partial list
- 1529: Archibald Campbell, 4th Earl of Argyll
- 1558: Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll
- 1573: Colin Campbell, 6th Earl of Argyll
- 1628: William Graham, 7th Earl of Menteith, 1st Earl of Airth
- 1638: Sir William Elphinstone
- 1641: Sir Thomas Hope of Kerse
- 1646: Wiliam Cuningham, 8th Earl of Glencairn
- 1649: John Kennedy, 6th Earl of Cassillis
- 1661: John Murray, 2nd Earl of Atholl
- 1675: Alexander Stewart, 5th Earl of Moray
- 1676: Sir Archibald Primrose of Carrington
- 1678: Sir George Mackenzie of Tarbat (later 1st Earl of Cromartie)
- 1680: William Douglas, 3rd Earl of Queensberry
- 1682: James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth
- 1684: George Livingston, 3th Earl of Linlithgow
- 1689: Robert Ker, 4th Earl of Lothian
- 1704: George Mackenzie, 1st Earl of Cromartie
- 1710: Archibald Campbell, Earl of Ilay
- 1761: John Hay, 4th Marquess of Tweeddale
- 1763: Charles Douglas, 3rd Marquess of Queensberry
- 1778: David Murray, 7th Viscount Stormont, 2nd Earl of Mansfield
- 1795: James Graham, 3rd Duke of Montrose
The office was combined with that of Lord President on the death of the Duke of Montrose in 1836
Lord President
- 1532-1543: Alexander Milne, abbot of Cambuskenneth
- 1543-1558: Robert Reid, Bishop of Orkney
- 1558-1565: Henry Sinclair, Bishop of Ross
- 1565-1566: John Sinclair, Bishop of Brechin
- 1566-1593: William Baillie of Provand
- 1593-1604: Alexander Seton, Lord Fyvie
- 1605-1609: James Elphinstone, Lord Balmerino
- 1609-1616: John Preston of Fenton Barns
- 1616-1625: Thomas Hamilton, 1st Earl of Haddington
- 1671-1682: James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair
- 1682-1685: Sir David Falconer
- 1685-1689: Sir George Lockhart
- 1689-1695: James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount Stair
- 1698-1737: Hugh Dalrymple of North Berwick
- 1737-1748: Duncan Forbes of Culloden
- 1748-1754: Robert Dundas of Arniston
- 1754-1760: Robert Craigie of Glendoick
- 1760-1787: Robert Dundas of Arniston
- 1787-1789: Sir Thomas Miller of Glenlea
- 1789-1808: Sir Ilay Campbell of Succoth
- 1808-1811: Robert Blair of Avonhow
- 1811-1841: Charles Hope of Granton
- 1841-1852: David Boyle of Shewalton
- 1852-1867: Duncan McNeill, 1st Baron Colonsay
- 1867-1891: John Inglis, Lord Glencorse
- 1891-1899: James Patrick Bannerman Robertson
- 1899-1905: John Blair Balfour, 1st Baron Kinross
- 1905-1913: Andrew Graham Murray, 1st Baron Dunedin
- 1913-1920: Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde
- 1920-1935: John Avon Clyde, Lord Clyde
- 1935-1947: Wilfrid Guild Normand, 1st Baron Normand of Aberdour
- 1947-1954: Thomas Mackay Cooper, 1st Baron Cooper of Culross
- 1954-1972: James Latham McDiarmid Clyde, Lord Clyde
- 1972-1989: George Carlyle Emslie, Baron Emslie of Potterton
- 1989-1996: David Hope, Lord Hope of Craighead
- 1996-2001: Alan Rodger, Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
- 2001-Present: William Cullen, Lord Cullen of Whitekirk
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