Brian Gill, Lord Gill

The Right Honourable Lord Gill
Gill in 2015
Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Justice General
In office 8 June 2012 – 31 May 2015
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Lord Carloway
Preceded by	Lord Hamilton
Succeeded by	Lord Carloway
Lord Justice Clerk
In office November 2001 – 8 June 2012
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Lord Cullen
Succeeded by	Lord Carloway
Personal details
Born	(1942-02-25) 25 February 1942 (age 82) Glasgow, Scotland
Spouse	Catherine Fox
Alma mater	University of Glasgow (M.A. LL.B.) University of Edinburgh (PhD)
Profession	Advocate

Brian Gill, Lord Gill, PC KSG (born 25 February 1942) is a retired Scottish judge and legal academic. He served as Lord President and Lord Justice General from June 2012 until May 2015. Gill previously served as Lord Justice Clerk from 2001 to 2012, and as Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission from 1996 to 2001. As an advocate, he practised principally in agricultural law and is the author of The Law of Agricultural Holdings in Scotland. In 2007–2009, Gill undertook a far-reaching review of the civil courts system in Scotland,^[1] recommending a shift of much of the workload of the Court of Session to Scotland's local sheriff courts.