Maggie Scott, Lady Scott

The Honourable
Lady Scott.
Senator of the College of Justice
Assumed office
2012
Nominated by Alex Salmond
As First Minister
Appointed by Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born 1960
Nairobi, Kenya
Profession Advocate
Website Judiciary of Scotland

Margaret Elizabeth Scott, Lady Scott (born 1960, Nairobi, Kenya[1]) is a Scottish lawyer who was appointed a judge in 2012.

Legal career

Scott was called to the bar in Scotland (the Faculty of Advocates) in 1991.[2] She "took silk" (became a Queen's Counsel) in 2002.[3] She has acted as lead counsel in a number of high-profile appeal cases such as the Lockerbie bombing and the Glasgow Ice Cream Wars, in which she defended Abdelbaset al-Megrahi and Thomas "TC" Campbell, respectively. She was also successful in the appeal case of Kim Galbraith, whose murder conviction for shooting her policeman husband was reduced to diminished responsibility.

Megrahi's second appeal

On 6 November 2008, Scott applied to the Court of Criminal Appeal for Megrahi's release on bail pending the second appeal against his conviction at the Pan Am Flight 103 bombing trial in 2001. The three judges reserved their judgment on the application.[4] A week later, Megrahi's bail application was refused.[5] Megrahi was told he would remain in jail for the duration of his second appeal.[6]

Judicial career

On 2 November 2012, Scott was installed as a Senator of the College of Justice,[7] taking the judicial title Lady Scott.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Scotland's Top 50 Influential Women of 2012". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Appointment of part-time sheriffs" (Press release). Scottish Executive. 2 May 2003. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
  3. ↑ "Where gender is no Bar to success". The Scotsman. 16 September 2002. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
  4. ↑ "Lockerbie bomber 'should go free'". BBC News. 6 November 2008. Retrieved 6 November 2008.
  5. ↑ "Lockerbie bomber bail bid fails". BBC News. 14 November 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008.
  6. ↑ "Ruling Given On Bail Application For The Lockerbie Bomber". Retrieved 19 February 2009.
  7. ↑ "Notice". Daily Court List. Court of Session. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
  8. ↑ "Inner House and Outer House Senators" (PDF). Judiciary of Scotland. Retrieved 9 November 2012.
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