Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry
- Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry
Alan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, PC, QC, FRSE (born 18 September 1944) is a Scottish judge.
He was educated at Kelvinside Academy, Glasgow, the University of Glasgow and at New College, Oxford. He was a Junior Research Fellow at Balliol College, Oxford from 1969 to 1970 and a Fellow of New College from 1970 to 1972. He became an advocate in 1974 and was Clerk of the Faculty of Advocates from 1976 to 1979. He was a Member of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland from 1981 to 1984. He was appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1985. He was an Advocate Depute from 1985 to 1988 and was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland in 1989, being promoted to Lord Advocate in 1992, holding office until 1995 when he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice. He was rapidly promoted to become Lord President of the Court of Session and Lord Justice General in 1996. He was appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary in 2001.
He was appointed a Life peer as Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, of Earlsferry in the District of North East Fife and Privy Counsellor in 1992. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and a Fellow of the British Academy and is Visitor of St Hugh's College, Oxford since 2003. In 2008 he became High Steward of the University of Oxford.
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