Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway

The Right Honourable Lord Carloway PC FRSE
Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Justice General
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 December 2015
Nominated by	Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Lady Dorrian
Preceded by	Lord Gill
Lord Justice Clerk
In office 15 August 2012 – 18 December 2015
Nominated by	Alex Salmond As First Minister
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Lord Gill
Succeeded by	Lady Dorrian
Senator of the College of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2000
Nominated by	Donald Dewar As First Minister
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born	(1954-05-20) 20 May 1954 (age 70) Falkirk, Scotland
Spouse	Jane Turnbull
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh
Profession	Advocate

Colin John MacLean Sutherland, Lord Carloway PC FRSE (born 20 May 1954) is a Scottish advocate and judge who has served as the Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General since 2015. He was previously Lord Justice Clerk from 2012 to 2015 and has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2000. On 4 June 2024 Lord Carloway announced his intention to retire from judicial office in early 2025.^[1]

Born in Falkirk, Lord Carloway studied at the University of Edinburgh's Law School, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws. In 1977, he was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates and served as an Advocate Depute in the late 1980s. Before being nominated as a Judge in 2000, he served as the Treasurer of the Faculty of Advocates. As a Senator of the College of Justice he presided over the 2004 prosecution of gas transporter Transco and published the Carloway Review. In 2012, Lord Gill, who had served as the Lord Justice Clerk, was appointed the Lord President and Lord Carloway succeeded him.

Following the retirement of Lord Gill, Lord Carloway was nominated by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to succeed him. He was officially appointed by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on 18 December 2015, becoming the most senior judge in Scotland.