Raymond Doherty, Lord Doherty
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The Honourable Lord Doherty |
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| Senator of the College of Justice | |
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Assumed office 2010 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
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| Born | Joseph Raymond Doherty |
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University of Edinburgh, University of Oxford, Harvard University |
| Profession | Advocate |
(Joseph) Raymond Doherty, Lord Doherty (born 30 January 1958) is a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.
Doherty studied at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh (LL.B.), Hertford College, Oxford (BCL) and Harvard University (LL.M.) and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1984.
In 1990, he was elected Clerk of the Faculty, holding that office until 1995. He served as Standing Junior Counsel (legal advisor) to the Ministry of Defence from 1990 to 1991 and to the Industry Department of the Scottish Office from 1991 to 1997, at which time he was appointed Queen's Counsel. From 1998 to 2001, he was an Advocate Depute.
In April 2010, he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary, the Supreme Courts of Scotland, taking the judicial title, Lord Doherty.
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