Philip Brodie, Lord Brodie
Lord Brodie | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| In office 2002–2020 | |
| Nominated by | Jack McConnell As First Minister |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Coulsfield |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Philip Hope Brodie 14 July 1950 |
| Spouse | Carol Dora McLeish |
| Residence | Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
Philip Hope Brodie, Lord Brodie, Senators of the College of Justice, a Judge of Scotland's Supreme Courts.
Early life
He was born on 14 July 1950, the son of the late Very Rev Dr Peter Brodie, former minister at St Mungo's Parish Church, Alloa, and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1978-79, and his wife, Constance Lindsay Hope.[1]
Brodie grew up in
taking silk in 1987.[2]
Legal career
Brodie served as Standing Junior Counsel, a legal advisor to a government department, to the
the Crown in prosecutions in the High Court. In 2002, he was appointed part-time Chairman of Employment Tribunals, and later that year was appointed to the Bench, replacing Lord Coulsfield.[2][3] In 2013 he was appointed as Convener of the Appeals Committee of the Commission of Assembly of the Church of Scotland
.
Personal life
In 1983, Lord Brodie married Carol Dora McLeish, with whom he has two sons and a daughter.[4] His recreations include fencing, walking and reading. He was Chairman of the Cockburn Association, Edinburgh's influential conservationist organisation, from 2008 to 2016.[5]
See also
- List of Senators of the College of Justice
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ Scottish Court Service. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ^ "Two new judges and a Sheriff Principal". Scottish Executive. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
- ISBN 978-0-19-954088-4.
- ^ "Historic Cockburn Association Office-Bearers".