David Brand, Lord Brand
British lawyer and judge in Scottish law / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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David William Robert Brand, Lord Brand (21 October 1923 – 14 April 1996) was a British lawyer and judge. He had a conservative outlook on life, and as a judge he had a reputation for both speedy decisions and severe sentences.[1]
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Lord Brand | |
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Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland | |
In office 1990–2005 | |
Preceded by | Lord Mackenzie Stuart |
Succeeded by | Lord Marnoch |
Solicitor General for Scotland | |
In office 1970–1972 | |
Personal details | |
Born | David William Robert Brand |
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For the hereditary peer, see David Brand, 5th Viscount Hampden.
His university education was interrupted by service in the British Army during World War II. He then became an advocate, and after a career as a prosecutor, he was a sheriff in southern Scotland from 1968 to 1970. He was Solicitor-General for Scotland from 1970 to 1972, and then served from 1972 to 1989 as a Senator of the College of Justice. In 1994, he was briefly an appellate judge in Botswana.