Ruth Charteris
Ruth Charteris | |
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Solicitor General for Scotland | |
Assumed office 22 June 2021 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
First Minister | Nicola Sturgeon |
Lord Advocate | Dorothy Bain QC |
Preceded by | Alison Di Rollo |
Personal details | |
Born | 1973 Glasgow, Scotland |
Political party | None |
Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
Occupation | Advocate |
Profession | Lawyer |
Ruth Barbara Charteris QC (born 1973) is a Scottish advocate who has served as Solicitor General for Scotland since 2021. She is a graduate of the University of Glasgow School of Law.[1]
Legal career[]
Charteris was admitted as an advocate in 2000, then a Queen's Counsel (QC) in 2020.[2] She has served as an Advocate Depute since October 2020, having been an Ad hoc Advocate Depute between 2010 and 2016.[3] Charteris has been a legally qualified chair of the Scottish Social Services Council since 2017.[4]
On 16 June 2021 the Scottish Government announced that Nicola Sturgeon had recommended Charteris to the Scottish Parliament for appointment as Solicitor General for Scotland by The Queen.[5] Her nomination as Solicitor General for Scotland was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 17 June 2021.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Ruth B Charteris", Faculty of Advocates [archived version, 3 August 2020]
- ^ "Ten new Queen’s Counsel named", Law Society of Scotland, 15 September 2020.
- ^ "New Silk Ruth Charteris QC in Crown Office Move", Arnot Manderson Advocates, 17 September 2020.
- ^ "Panel posts for Faculty twelve", Scottish Legal News, 22 December 2017.
- ^ "Women to hold Scotland’s top legal posts for first time", STV News, 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Sturgeon commits to examine splitting lord advocate dual role", Glasgow Herald, 17 June 2021
- Members of the Faculty of Advocates
- Scottish Queen's Counsel
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Glasgow
- 1973 births
- Lawyers from Glasgow
- 20th-century women lawyers
- 21st-century women lawyers
- 20th-century Scottish women
- 20th-century Scottish lawyers
- 21st-century Scottish women
- 21st-century Scottish lawyers
- Scottish women lawyers