Craig Turnbull, Lord Colbeck is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since May 2023.
Lord Colbeck | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| Assumed office 19 May 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister |
| Monarch | Charles III |
| Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin | |
| In office 1 September 2016 – 18 May 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II; Charles III |
| Preceded by | Craig Scott KC |
| Succeeded by | Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar |
| Sheriff | |
| In office 2014 – 31 August 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Craig Douglas Turnbull |
| Alma mater | University of Strathclyde |
| Occupation | Solicitor |
| Profession | Lawyer Judge |
Career
editColbeck, a graduate of the University of Strathclyde, was admitted as a solicitor in 1988 becoming a partner in Scottish law firm MacRoberts in 1997. He served as the Managing partner of MacRoberts from 2011 to 2014. He was appointed as a Part-Time Sheriff in 2011 and then as a Sheriff in 2014 before being appointed as Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin in 2016.[1]
As Sheriff Principal, Colbeck presided over the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the 2013 Glasgow Helicopter Crash.[2]
On 19 January 2023, it was announced that he had been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice by King Charles III on the recommendation of Nicola Sturgeon.[3] He took up office on 19 May 2023, taking the judicial title of Lord Colbeck.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Sheriff Principal Appointed". Scottish Government. 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Sheriff citicises delay in bringing Clutha FAI". Scottish Legal News. 30 October 2019.
- ^ "Judicial Appointments, Transfers and Retirement". Judiciary of Scotland. 19 January 2023.
- ^ "New senator installed at the College of Justice". Judiciary of Scotland. 19 May 2023.
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