Leeona Dorrian, Lady Dorrian

The Right Honourable
Lady Dorrian
Senator of the College of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
2005
Nominated by Jack McConnell
As First Minister
Monarch Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born Leeona June Dorrian
16 June 1957
Alma mater University of Aberdeen
Profession Advocate

Leeona June Dorrian, Lady Dorrian is a Judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.

Early life

Dorrian was born in Edinburgh and educated at Cranley Girls' School in the city. She studied at the School of Law of the University of Aberdeen, graduating LL.B. in 1977, and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1981.[1][2]

Legal career

Dorrian served as Standing Junior Counsel to the Health and Safety Executive and Commission between 1987 and 1994, Advocate Depute between 1988 and 1991, and as Standing Junior to the Department of Energy between 1991 and 1994. She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1994, and called to the English Bar in 1991, at the Inner Temple. Between 1997 and 2001 she was a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board.[1][2] Dorrian was appointed a Temporary Judge of the Court of Session in 2002, and in 2005 became a full-time Senator of the College of Justice, taking the judicial title, Lady Dorrian.[1][2] Lady Dorrian became a member of The Management Board of The Aberdeen Law Project in 2010.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Biographies - The Hon Lady Dorrian". Scottish Court Service. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Appointment of new judges". Scottish Executive. 2 February 2005. Retrieved 18 August 2009.