David Anderson (judge)
David Colville Anderson, VRD, QC (8 September 1916 – 31 December 1995) was a Scottish law lecturer, advocate, Unionist MP, Solicitor General for Scotland, and judge, whose career ended in a bizarre sexual scandal. Also a naval officer during World War II, Anderson was honoured by the Norwegian king for preventing a rumoured Soviet invasion.
Read more about David Anderson (judge): Early Life and RNVR Service, Wartime and Legal Career, Political Career, Scandal and Trial
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