David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead

The Lord Hope of Craighead
Convenor of the Crossbench Peers
In office
28 September 2015 – September 2019
Preceded byThe Lord Laming
Succeeded byThe Lord Judge
Deputy President of the
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In office
1 October 2009 – 26 June 2013
Nominated byJack Straw
Appointed byElizabeth II
PresidentThe Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byThe Baroness Hale of Richmond
Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
21 April 2009 – 1 October 2009
Preceded byThe Lord Hoffmann
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office
1 October 1996 – 1 October 2009
Preceded byThe Lord Keith of Kinkel
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Lord Justice General
Lord President of the Court of Session
In office
1989–1996
Preceded byThe Lord Emslie
Succeeded byThe Lord Rodger of Earlsferry
Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde
In office
1998–2013
DeputySir Jim McDonald
Succeeded byThe Lord Smith of Kelvin
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Assumed office
28 February 1995
Life Peerage
Personal details
Born
James Arthur David Hope

(1938-06-27) 27 June 1938 (age 86)
NationalityBritish
Political partyCrossbencher
SpouseKatharine Mary Kerr
ResidenceEdinburgh
Alma materSt John's College, Cambridge;
University of Edinburgh
ProfessionAdvocate
Military service
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1957–59
RankLieutenant
UnitSeaforth Highlanders

James Arthur David Hope, Baron Hope of Craighead, KT, PC, FRSE (born 27 June 1938) is a retired Scottish judge who served as the Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General, Scotland's most senior judge, and later as first Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom from 2009 until his retirement in 2013. He had previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary. He is the Chief Justice of Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts.

He has published 5 volumes of his diaries, archived his papers at the National Library of Scotland, and been involved in numerous controversies. He continues in private practice as an arbitrator. His other appointments have included Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and Convenor of the Crossbench peers in the House of Lords.


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