Craig Turnbull, Lord Colbeck Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Lord Colbeck
Office:Senator of the College of Justice
Term Start:19 May 2023
Nominator:Nicola Sturgeon
As First Minister
Office2:Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin
Term Start2:1 September 2016
Term End2:18 May 2023
Nominator2:Nicola Sturgeon
As First Minister
Monarch2:Elizabeth II
Charles III
Predecessor2:Craig Scott KC
Successor2:Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar
Office3:Sheriff
Term Start3:2014
Term End3:31 August 2016
Nominator3:Nicola Sturgeon
As First Minister
Birthname:Craig Douglas Turnbull
Alma Mater:University of Strathclyde
Occupation:Solicitor
Profession:Lawyer Judge

Craig Turnbull, Lord Colbeck is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since May 2023.

Career

Colbeck, a graduate of the University of Strathclyde, was admitted as a solicitor in 1988 becoming a partner in Scottish law firm MacRoberts in 1997. He served as the Managing partner of MacRoberts from 2011 to 2014. He was appointed as a Part-Time Sheriff in 2011 and then as a Sheriff in 2014 before being appointed as Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin in 2016.[1]

As Sheriff Principal, Colbeck presided over the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the 2013 Glasgow Helicopter Crash.[2]

On 19 January 2023, it was announced that he had been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice by King Charles III on the recommendation of Nicola Sturgeon.[3] He took up office on 19 May 2023, taking the judicial title of Lord Colbeck.[4]

Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman

Notes and References

  1. News: 22 July 2016. Sheriff Principal Appointed. Scottish Government. en.
  2. News: 30 October 2019. Sheriff citicises delay in bringing Clutha FAI. Scottish Legal News. en.
  3. News: 19 January 2023. Judicial Appointments, Transfers and Retirement. Judiciary of Scotland. en.
  4. News: 19 May 2023. New senator installed at the College of Justice. Judiciary of Scotland. en.