William Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk
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The Right Honourable The Lord Cullen of Whitekirk KT PC FRSE FREng |
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Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session |
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In office 2001–2005 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Rodger |
| Succeeded by | Lord Hamilton |
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In office 1997–2001 |
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| Preceded by | Lord Ross |
| Succeeded by | Lord Gill |
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William Douglas Cullen 18 November 1935 |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Spouse(s) | Rosamond Mary Downer |
| Children | Christopher, Adrian, Felicity, Sophia Grace |
| Alma mater |
University of St Andrews, University of Edinburgh |
| Profession | Advocate |
William Douglas Cullen, Baron Cullen of Whitekirk, KT PC FRSE FREng (born 18 November 1935) is a former senior member of the Scottish judiciary. He formerly served as Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session, and was an additional Lord of Appeal in the House of Lords prior to the transfer of its judicial functions to the Supreme Court.
William Douglas Cullen was educated at the High School of Dundee and the universities of St Andrews and Edinburgh. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1960 and was Standing Junior Counsel to Her Majesty's Customs and Excise from 1970 to 1973. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1973 and served as an Advocate Depute from 1978 to 1981.
Lord Cullen was a Chairman of the Medical Appeal Tribunals from 1977 until his appointment as a judge in 1986. He was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the High Court of Justiciary and Court of Session, as Lord Cullen. From 1988 to 1990 he conducted the Public Inquiry into the Piper Alpha disaster and in 1996 he chaired the Public Inquiry into the shootings at Dunblane Primary School. In October 1999 he was appointed to chair the Ladbroke Grove Rail Inquiry. He was Lord Justice Clerk and President of the Second Division of the Inner House from 1997 to 2001, when he was appointed Lord Justice General and Lord President of the Court of Session.
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