Craig Turnbull, Lord Colbeck

Craig Turnbull, Lord Colbeck is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since May 2023.

The Honourable
Lord Colbeck
Senator of the College of Justice
Assumed office
19 May 2023
Nominated byNicola Sturgeon
As First Minister
MonarchCharles III
Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin
In office
1 September 2016 – 18 May 2023
Nominated byNicola Sturgeon
As First Minister
MonarchsElizabeth II; Charles III
Preceded byCraig Scott KC
Succeeded bySheriff Principal Aisha Anwar
Sheriff
In office
2014 – 31 August 2016
Nominated byNicola Sturgeon
As First Minister
MonarchElizabeth II
Personal details
Born
Craig Douglas Turnbull
Alma materUniversity of Strathclyde
OccupationSolicitor
ProfessionLawyer Judge

Career

Colbeck, a graduate of the University of Strathclyde, was admitted as a solicitor in 1988 becoming a partner in Scottish law firm MacRoberts in 1997. He served as the Managing partner of MacRoberts from 2011 to 2014. He was appointed as a Part-Time Sheriff in 2011 and then as a Sheriff in 2014 before being appointed as Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin in 2016.[1]

As Sheriff Principal, Colbeck presided over the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the 2013 Glasgow Helicopter Crash.[2]

On 19 January 2023, it was announced that he had been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice by King Charles III on the recommendation of Nicola Sturgeon.[3] He took up office on 19 May 2023, taking the judicial title of Lord Colbeck.[4]

References
  1. "Sheriff Principal Appointed". Scottish Government. 22 July 2016.
  2. "Sheriff citicises delay in bringing Clutha FAI". Scottish Legal News. 30 October 2019.
  3. "Judicial Appointments, Transfers and Retirement". Judiciary of Scotland. 19 January 2023.
  4. "New senator installed at the College of Justice". Judiciary of Scotland. 19 May 2023.


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