Alan Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry

The Right Honourable The Lord Rodger of Earlsferry PC FBA FRSE
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
In office 1 October 2009 – 26 June 2011
Nominated by	Jack Straw
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Lord Reed
Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
In office 1 October 2001 – 30 September 2009
Preceded by	The Lord Clyde
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session
In office 1 October 1996 – 13 November 2002
Preceded by	The Lord Hope of Craighead
Succeeded by	The Lord Cullen of Whitekirk
Lord Advocate
In office 15 April 1992 – 7 November 1995
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	The Lord Fraser of Carmyllie
Succeeded by	The Lord Mackay of Drumadoon
Solicitor General for Scotland
In office 14 January 1989 – 15 April 1992
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher John Major
Preceded by	Peter Fraser
Succeeded by	Donald Mackay
Personal details
Born	Alan Ferguson Rodger (1944-09-18)18 September 1944 Glasgow, Scotland
Died	26 June 2011(2011-06-26) (aged 66) Clydebank, Scotland
Nationality	British
Relations	Ferguson Rodger (father)
Alma mater	University of Glasgow New College, Oxford
Occupation	Judge
Profession	Advocate

Alan Ferguson Rodger, Baron Rodger of Earlsferry PC, FBA, FRSE (18 September 1944 – 26 June 2011) was a Scottish academic, lawyer, and Justice of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

He served as Lord Advocate, the senior Law Officer of Scotland, before becoming Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, the head of the country's judiciary. He was then appointed a Lord of Appeal in Ordinary (Law Lord) and became a Justice of the Supreme Court when the judicial functions of the House of Lords were transferred to that Court.