Andrew Stewart, Lord Ericht
Scottish lawyer and judge (born 1963)
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Andrew Fleming Stewart, Lord Ericht (born 12 September 1963) is a Scottish lawyer who was appointed in 2016 as a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Court of Session.
Lord Ericht | |
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| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| Assumed office 31 May 2016[1] | |
| Nominated by | Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1963 |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
Career
Stewart was educated at Perth High School and the University of Edinburgh and qualified as a solicitor in 1988.[1] He practised with Clifford Chance and Tods Murray,[1] and served as Legal Assistant to the Lord President of the Court of Session[2] before being admitted as an advocate in 1996.[1] From 2000 to 2009 he was standing junior counsel to the Department of Trade and Industry,[3] and in 2003 he was elected as Clerk of the Faculty of Advocates.[2] He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2009, and then served as an advocate depute until 2013[1][2] when he returned to independent practice in commercial and public law.[1] He has also held part-time appointments as visiting lecturer at the Université de Lorraine, France from 1993 to 2016.[4]
Judge
In May 2016, Stewart was appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice.[2][5] He was installed as a judge on 31 May 2016, taking the judicial title Lord Ericht.[1]