Lords of Session
The Court of Session, founded in 1532, is the supreme civil court of
Scotland. The Court was divided into two houses in 1810 - the Inner
House and the Outer House, The Inner House acts as a Court of
Appeal, while the Outer House acts as a Court of First Instance, and
may also have appeals referred to it by the Inner House.
The Inner House is, in turn, divided into two divisions - the
First Division, headed by the Lord President of the Court of
Session, and the Second Division, headed by the Lord Justice Clerk.
Senators have often been promoted from the Outer House into the
Inner House.
On appointment to the College of Justice, a Senator takes a
judicial title, which is retained for life. Although styled 'Lord/
Lady', Senators of the College of Justice are not peers, although
some Senators have been created peers either before, during or after
their terms in office.
Until 1721, a substantial number of Extraordinary Lords of
Session were appointed. Sorting out whether some of the early Lords
of Session were appointed as Ordinary or Extraordinary Lords has
been extremely difficult.
| Date |
Judicial Title |
Name |
Born |
Died |
Age |
| EXTRAORDINARY LORDS OF SESSION |
| 1 Apr 1549 |
Pittendreich |
Sir George Douglas |
|
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|
| 7 Jan 1563 |
|
James Douglas,Earl of Morton |
|
2 Jun 1581 |
|
| 13 Nov 1565 |
|
Archibald Douglas, Parson of Glasgow (Ordinary 2
Jun 1568?) |
|
after 1586 |
|
| 9 Feb 1639 |
|
Archibald Douglas, Earl of Angus |
c 1609 |
15 Apr 1655 |
|
| 1 Nov 1681 |
|
William Douglas, Earl of Queensberry, later Duke of
Queensberry |
1637 |
28 Mar 1695 |
57 |
| 26 Jun 1696 |
|
James Douglas, Duke of Queensberry |
18 Sep 1662 |
6 Jul 1711 |
48 |
| ORDINARY LORDS OF SESSION |
| 2 Jun 1568 |
|
Archibald Douglas, Parson of Glasgow |
|
after 1586 |
|
| 21 Oct 1575 |
Whittinghame |
William Douglas (to 1590) |
|
after 1590 |
|
| 8 Aug 1590 |
Whittinghame |
Archibald Douglas (to 1618) |
|
after 1621 |
|
| Commissioners under the Commonwealth |
| 20 Nov 1813 |
Reston |
David Douglas (to 1819) |
|
23 Apr 1819 |
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