Andrew Rutherfurd, Lord Rutherfurd

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Andrew Rutherfurd (1791 – 1854) was a Scottish judge.

Educated at Edinburgh, he became an advocate in 1812. He was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland from 1837, becoming Lord Advocate in 1839 and Member of Parliament for Leith burghs in the same year. He resigned office in September 1841 on William Peel's accession to power. He was appointed Rector of Glasgow University in 1844.

He played an active part in parliamentary proceedings relating to Scotland, and proposed the repeal of the Corn Laws in 1846. He was reappointed Lord Advocate in 1846, and was responsible for legislation amending the law of entail in Scotland in 1848. He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, as Lord Rutherfurd and a Privy Counsellor in 1851.

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by John Archibald Murray	Member of Parliament for Leith Burghs 1839–1851	Succeeded by James Moncreiff
Legal offices
Preceded by John Cunninghame	Solicitor General for Scotland 1837-1839	Succeeded by James Ivory
Preceded by John Murray	Lord Advocate 1839-1841	Succeeded by Sir William Rae
Preceded by Duncan McNeill	Lord Advocate 1846-1851	Succeeded by James Moncrieff