Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway

Colin John MacLean Sutherland was born, on 20 May 1954, in Falkirk. He was educated at Hurst Grange Preparatory School in Stirling and the Edinburgh Academy, before studying at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh (LL.B. (Hons)). ==Career==

As advocate Sutherland was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1977, and appointed Advocate Depute in 1986, serving until 1989. He became Queen's Counsel in 1990 and was Treasurer of the Faculty of Advocates from 1994 to 2000. Lord President and Lord Justice General 2015–2025 Lord Carloway's appointment as Lord President and Lord Justice General was announced on 18 December 2015. He stepped down from the post on 3 February 2025. In December 2022, as Lord President of the Court of Session, Lord Carloway unveiled a plaque commemorating the 1778 Knight v. Wedderburn case, which ruled that slavery was incompatible with Scots law. == The Carloway Review ==

In October 2010, Lord Carloway was asked by the then Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to undertake a review of the Scottish criminal law following the decision by the UK Supreme Court in the case of Cadder v HM Advocate. The report was released in November 2011 and became known as the Carloway Review. The Report did not immediately lead to the recommended abolition of the requirement for corroboration owing to considerable judicial opposition. == Publications ==

He is an assistant editor of Green’s Litigation Styles and contributed the chapters on "Court of Session Practice" to the Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia and "Expenses" in Court of Session Practice. ==Personal life==

Lord Carloway married Jane Turnbull in 1988, with whom he has two sons. He was the joint editor of Parliament House Portraits: the Art Collection of the Faculty of Advocates, and is a former president of the Scottish Arts Club. == Honours ==

Lord Carloway is an Honorary Bencher of Lincoln's Inn in London and King's Inn in Dublin, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (FRSE). ==See also==