Stephen Woolman, Lord Woolman Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Right Honourable
Lord Woolman
Office:Senator of the College of Justice
Term Start:March 2008
Term End:May 2023
Nominator:Alex Salmond
As First Minister
Appointer:Elizabeth II
Predecessor:Lord Philip
Office2:President of the Scottish Tribunals
Term Start2:August 2020
Term End2:30 April 2023
Appointer2:Lord Carloway
As Lord President
Predecessor2:Lady Smith
Birth Date:16 May 1953
Birthname:Stephen Errol Woolman
Residence:Edinburgh
Alma Mater:University of Aberdeen
Profession:Advocate

Stephen Errol Woolman, Lord Woolman, [1] (born 16 May 1953),[2] is a Scottish legal academic, and a retired Senator of the College of Justice.

Early life

Woolman was educated at George Heriot's School, Edinburgh[3] and studied law at the University of Aberdeen. He was a lecturer in the Faculty of Law of the University of Edinburgh from 1978 to 1987, serving as Associate Dean from 1981 to 1984. He published the first edition of his work on Contract in 1987, being admitted to the Faculty of Advocates the same year.[4] [5]

Legal career

Woolman served as Standing Junior Counsel to the Office of Fair Trading (1991 to 1995), the Procurement Executive of the Ministry of Defence (1991 to 1995), and the Inland Revenue (1996 to 1998). He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1998[6] and served as Advocate Depute from 1999 to 2002. He was keeper of the Advocates' Library and a trustee of the National Library of Scotland from 2004 to 2008, and chairman of the Scottish Council of Law Reporting from 2007 to 2008.

He was appointed Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session, the Supreme Courts of Scotland, in 2008, as Lord Woolman. He sat in the Inner House of the Court of Session.[4] [5] He also served as President of the Scottish Tribunals, replaced by Lady Wise.[7] He was formerly deputy chairman of the Boundary Commission for Scotland (2009 - 2015).

He holds an honorary LLD from the University of Aberdeen[8] and was elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2022.[9] He retired in May 2023.[10]

Publications

Personal life

Lord Woolman married Helen Mackinnon in 1977, with whom he has two daughters.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Privy Council appointment: 20 August 2020 . GOV.UK . 24 June 2021 . en.
  2. Web site: Birthday's today. https://web.archive.org/web/20130516080004/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/archive/2013-5-16.html . dead . 16 May 2013 . The Telegraph. 15 May 2014. 16 May 2013. Lord Woolman, a Senator of the College of Justice, 60 .
  3. News: Male, white, middle-class, privately educated, Edinburgh resident. 24 August 2009 . The Sunday Herald . Paul . Hutcheon . 12 October 2008.
  4. Web site: Biographies - The Hon Lord Matthews. Scottish Court Service. 24 August 2009.
  5. Web site: New judge appointed. Scottish Executive. 5 July 2007. 24 August 2009.
  6. Web site: Eight new QC's appointed. Scottish Executive. 4 August 1998. 24 August 2009.
  7. Web site: New President of the Scottish Tribunals. Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service. 5 April 2023. 19 May 2023.
  8. Web site: Honorary Graduates | Students | the University of Aberdeen .
  9. Web site: Lord Stephen Woolman .
  10. Web site: New President of the Scottish Tribunals .

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