Law
- Harald Leslie, Lord Birsay, Chairman of the Scottish Land Court
- Iain Bonomy, Lord Bonomy, Senator of the College of Justice and Judge of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia
- James Chadwin QC, barrister who represented Peter Sutcliffe (the "Yorkshire Ripper")
- Matthew Clarke, Lord Clarke, Senator of the College of Justice
- Hazel Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, first woman judge in Court of Session
- Charles Dickson, Lord Dickson, Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session
- George Emslie, Lord Emslie, Lord President of the Court of Session
- Henry Erskine, former Lord Advocate
- Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee, former Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session, and former Rector of the University
- John Inglis, Lord Glencorse, former Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session, and former Rector of the University
- Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Lord President of the Court of Session
- Brian Gill, Lord Gill, Lord Justice Clerk
- Ian Hamilton, advocate, Scottish Nationalist
- Lord Irvine of Lairg, former Lord Chancellor
- Douglas Jamieson, Lord Jamieson, former Lord Advocate and Senator of the College of Justice
- Lord Jauncey of Tullichettle, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
- Francis Jeffrey, Lord Jeffrey, Senator of the College of Justice and literary critic
- Robin McEwan, Lord McEwan, Senator of the College of Justice
- Alexander Munro MacRobert, former Lord Advocate
- Professor Gerry Maher, Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Edinburgh, former Law Commissioner
- Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews, Senator of the College of Justice
- Hugh Macmillan, Baron Macmillan, former Lord Advocate and Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
- William Rankine Milligan, Lord Milligan, former Lord Advocate and Senator of the College of Justice
- Ann Paton, Lady Paton, Senator of the College of Justice
- Lord Roger of Earlsferry, Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
- James Dalrymple, 1st Viscount of Stair, 17th century Scottish jurist
- Alexander Ure, 1st Baron Strathclyde, former Lord Advocate and Lord President of the Court of Session
- Professor Alan Watson, Civil Law scholar (former Douglas Professor of Civil Law)
- Lord Wilson of Langside, former Lord Advocate and Senator of the College of Justice
- John Wheatley, Lord Wheatley, former Lord Advocate and Lord Justice Clerk, established Scottish Legal Aid system
- Norman Wylie, Lord Wylie, former Lord Advocate and Senator of the College of Justice
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Famous quotes containing the word law:
“They are the lovers of law and order who observe the law when the government breaks it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“The law of nature is, do the thing, and you shall have the power: but they who do not the thing have not the power.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“For through the law I died to the law, so that I might live to God. I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
—Bible: New Testament, Galatians 2:19-20.