Famous Graduates
Notable alumni of Edinburgh University's Law School include:
- Douglas Alexander MP, former Secretary of State for International Development
- Michael Ancram QC, Marquess of Lothian, former MP and Chairman of the Conservative Party
- Sir David Edward QC, former Judge at the European Court of Justice
- Brian Gill, Lord Gill, Lord Justice Clerk (Ph.D)
- Peter Goodrich, Director of Law and Humanities at the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law (Ph.D.)
- Arthur Hamilton, Lord Hamilton, Lord President of the Court of Session
- Lord Hope of Craighead, former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary and inaugural and current Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Lord Mackay of Clashfern, former Lord Chancellor
- David McLetchie MSP, former Scottish Conservative leader
- Sir Malcolm Rifkind QC MP, former Foreign Secretary
- Sir Walter Scott, writer and poet, (Sheriff-Deputy of Selkirk)
- David Steel, Baron Steel of Aikwood, former Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament
- Robert Louis Stevenson, writer
- Lord Wallace QC, Advocate General for Scotland and former Deputy First Minister of Scotland
- Judge Park Choon-Ho, former Judge at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- Simon Taylor, Scottish Rugby Footballer
- Katherine Grainger, 2012 Olympic Gold Medallist
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