Morag Wise, Lady Wise

Wise was born on 22 January 1963 to Barbara (née Gillies) and Leslie James Wise. 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. ==Legal career==

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. In 2005, Wise became a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty of Advocates She became chair of the Advocates' Family Law Association in 2007, having served as vice chair since 2000. 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. She was sworn of Her Majesty's Privy Council on 12 April 2022 allowing her the honorific The Right Honourable. On 5 April 2023, she was appointed President of Scottish Tribunals, succeeding Lord Woolman. == Publications and honours ==

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. In 2015, Wise received an Honorary LLD from the University of Aberdeen. == Personal life ==

In 1994, Wise married Alastair McEwan with whom she has two daughters and one son. ==References==