Ann Paton, Lady Paton

The Right Honourable Lady Paton
Paton's official portrait from 2020
Senator of the College of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 2000
Nominated by	Donald Dewar As First Minister
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born	Ann McCargow 1952 (age 71–72) Glasgow, Scotland
Spouse	James Paton
Alma mater	University of Glasgow
Profession	Advocate

Ann Paton, Lady Paton, PC (born 1952) is a Scottish advocate and judge. She is a Senator of the College of Justice, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. In 2019 she became the Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission. Paton is currently Scotland's longest-serving female judge and was the second woman ever appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice, after Lady Cosgrove.^[1]