Judicial appointment for Hugh Matthews QC
5 Jul 07
New judge fills vacancy left by Lord Dawson's death
Hugh Matthews QC has been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland.
Mr Matthews, 53, is a graduate of the University of Glasgow. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1979, taking silk in 1992.
He was standing junior counsel to the Department of Employment in Scotland from 1984 to 1988, and an advocate depute from 1988 until January 1993. He was appointed a sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin in January 1997.
Mr Matthews fills the vacancy in the Outer House of the Court of Session arising from the death earlier this year of Lord Dawson.