Lady Wise PC | |
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Senator of the College of Justice | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Nominated by |
Alex Salmond As First Minister |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
President of the Scottish Tribunals | |
Assumed office 1 May 2023 | |
Appointed by |
Lord Carloway As Lord President |
Preceded by | Lord Woolman |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Scotland | 22 January 1963
Alma mater |
University of Aberdeen McGill University |
Profession | Advocate |
Website | Judiciary of Scotland |
Morag Barbara Wise, Lady Wise, PC (born 22 January 1963) is the President of the Scottish Tribunals and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Scotland's Supreme Courts.
Wise was born on 11 January 1963 to Barbara (née Gillies) and Leslie James Wise. [2]
She studied law at the University of Aberdeen graduating in 1985 with an LLB with first class honours, followed in 1986 with a Diploma in Legal Practice. In 1995, she received her LL.M. from McGill University, Montreal. [3] [4] [2]
Wise became a solicitor in 1989 and joined Morton Fraser LLP. In 1993, she was called to the bar, joining Westwater Advocates, and specialised in family law. [4] [5] Wise became a Queen's Counsel in 2005, and was appointed a Temporary Judge of the Court of Session in 2008. [3] On 6 February 2013, she was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, taking the judicial title Lady Wise. [6]
In 2005, Wise became a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty of Advocates [3] She became chair of the Advocates' Family Law Association in 2007, having served as vice chair since 2000. [5]
On 7 December 2021, it was announced that Wise had been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session with effect from 5 January 2022. [7] She was sworn of Her Majesty's Privy Council on 12 April 2022 allowing her the honorific The Right Honourable. [8]
On 5 April 2023, she was appointed President of Scottish Tribunals, succeeding Lord Woolman. [9]
Wise has contributed to several editions of the legal works The Law of Scotland by Gloag and Henderson and A Practical Guide to Human Rights Law in Scotland edited by Lord Reed. [2]
In 2015, Wise received an Honorary LLD from the University of Aberdeen. [2]
In 1994, Wise married Alastair McEwan with whom she has two daughters and one son. [2]
Lady Wise PC | |
---|---|
Senator of the College of Justice | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Nominated by |
Alex Salmond As First Minister |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
President of the Scottish Tribunals | |
Assumed office 1 May 2023 | |
Appointed by |
Lord Carloway As Lord President |
Preceded by | Lord Woolman |
Personal details | |
Born | [1] Scotland | 22 January 1963
Alma mater |
University of Aberdeen McGill University |
Profession | Advocate |
Website | Judiciary of Scotland |
Morag Barbara Wise, Lady Wise, PC (born 22 January 1963) is the President of the Scottish Tribunals and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Scotland's Supreme Courts.
Wise was born on 11 January 1963 to Barbara (née Gillies) and Leslie James Wise. [2]
She studied law at the University of Aberdeen graduating in 1985 with an LLB with first class honours, followed in 1986 with a Diploma in Legal Practice. In 1995, she received her LL.M. from McGill University, Montreal. [3] [4] [2]
Wise became a solicitor in 1989 and joined Morton Fraser LLP. In 1993, she was called to the bar, joining Westwater Advocates, and specialised in family law. [4] [5] Wise became a Queen's Counsel in 2005, and was appointed a Temporary Judge of the Court of Session in 2008. [3] On 6 February 2013, she was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, taking the judicial title Lady Wise. [6]
In 2005, Wise became a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty of Advocates [3] She became chair of the Advocates' Family Law Association in 2007, having served as vice chair since 2000. [5]
On 7 December 2021, it was announced that Wise had been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session with effect from 5 January 2022. [7] She was sworn of Her Majesty's Privy Council on 12 April 2022 allowing her the honorific The Right Honourable. [8]
On 5 April 2023, she was appointed President of Scottish Tribunals, succeeding Lord Woolman. [9]
Wise has contributed to several editions of the legal works The Law of Scotland by Gloag and Henderson and A Practical Guide to Human Rights Law in Scotland edited by Lord Reed. [2]
In 2015, Wise received an Honorary LLD from the University of Aberdeen. [2]
In 1994, Wise married Alastair McEwan with whom she has two daughters and one son. [2]