John Cameron, Lord Coulsfield

John Taylor Cameron, Lord Coulsfield, 65, has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 1987 and now sits in the Second Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session and in the Lands Valuation Appeal Court. He is one of Scotland's most senior judges.

Brief Biography

Cameron was educated at Fettes College in Edinburgh, [ [http://www.fettes.com/history/distinguished.htm Distinguished Old Fettesians] ] Corpus Christi College and the University of Edinburgh where he studied for an LLB.

He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1960 and lectured in Public Law at Edinburgh University from 1960 to 1964. He was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in 1973 and served as an Advocate Depute from 1977 to 1979. He was Chairman of the Medical Appeals Tribunal for Scotland from 1985 to 1987 and Scottish Judge on the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 1992 to 1996. Before joining the Court of Session he was a judge in the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey.

He is an Editor of Scottish Law and Practice Quarterly.

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