Paul Andrew Arthurson, Lord Arthurson (born 16 December 1964) is a

Senator of the College of Justice The senators of the College of Justice are judges of the College of Justice, a set of legal institutions involved in the administration of justice in Scotland. There are three types of senator: Lords of Session (judges of the Court of Session); ...

, appointed in March 2017. He previously served as a

sheriff A sheriff is a government official, with varying duties, existing in some countries with historical ties to England where the office originated. There is an analogous, although independently developed, office in Iceland that is commonly transla ...

, since 2005, and a temporary judge of the

Court of Session The Court of Session is the supreme civil court of Scotland and constitutes part of the College of Justice; the supreme criminal court of Scotland is the High Court of Justiciary. The Court of Session sits in Parliament House in Edinburgh ...

, since 2013. He is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1991 and was appointed Queen's Counsel (QC) in Scotland in 2005

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Living people Alumni of the University of Dundee Scottish King's Counsel Senators of the College of Justice 1964 births Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of Worcester College, Oxford Members of the Faculty of Advocates {{Scotland-law-bio-stub