Philip Brodie, Lord Brodie
| The Right Honourable Lord Brodie |
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| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| Assumed office 2002 |
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| Nominated by | Jack McConnell As First Minister |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Coulsfield |
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| Born | Philip Hope Brodie 14 July 1950 |
| Spouse(s) | Carol Dora McLeish |
| Residence | Edinburgh |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
Philip Hope Brodie, Lord Brodie, is a Scottish lawyer and one of the Senators of the College of Justice, a Judge of Scotland's Supreme Courts.
Early life
Brodie grew up in Alloa, Clackmannanshire and was educated at Dollar Academy in Clackmannanshire, and studied the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh (LL.B.) and the School of Law of the University of Virginia in the United States (LL.M.). He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1976, taking silk in 1987.[1] He is the son of the late Very Rev Dr Peter Brodie, former minister at St Mungo's Parish Church, Alloa, and Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1978-79.
Legal career
Brodie served as Standing Junior Counsel, a legal advisor to a government department, to the Ministry of Defence (Procurement) and to the Health and Safety Executive from 1983 to 1987, and was called to the English Bar (Lincoln's Inn) in 1991. From 1985 to 1996, he was a part-time member of the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland. He was part-time Chairman of Industrial Tribunals from 1987 to 1991, and then part-time Chairman of Medical Appeal Tribunals from 1991 to 1996. From 1997 to 1999, he served as an Advocate Depute, representing the Crown in prosecutions in the High Court. In 2002, he was appointed part-time Chairman of Employment Tribunals, and later that year was appointed to the Bench, replacing Lord Coulsfield.[1][2] In 2013 he was appointed as Convener of the Appeals Committee of the Commission of Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Personal life
In 1983, Lord Brodie married Carol Dora McLeish, with whom he has two sons and a daughter. His recreations include fencing, walking and reading, as well as being the Chairman of the Council of the Cockburn Association.[3]
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References
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- 1950 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Edinburgh
- Members of the Faculty of Advocates
- Members of Lincoln's Inn
- Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom
- People educated at Dollar Academy
- Senators of the College of Justice
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni
- People from Alloa
- Scottish Queen's Counsel
- Queen's Counsel 1901–2000
