John Sinclair, Lord Murkle (died 5 June 1755) was a Scottish judge. A son of John Sinclair, 8th Earl of Caithness and Janet Carmichael of the Hyndford family, he was admitted to the

Faculty of Advocates The Faculty of Advocates () is an independent body of lawyers who have been admitted to practise as advocates before the courts of Scotland, especially the Court of Session and the High Court of Justiciary. The Faculty of Advocates is a const ...

on 7 February 1713. On 18 January 1721 he was appointed one of the

Solicitors General for Scotland A solicitor is a lawyer who traditionally deals with most of the legal matters in some jurisdictions. A person must have legally defined qualifications, which vary from one jurisdiction to another, to be described as a solicitor and enabled to p ...

. He was elevated to the bench on the death of Sir William Calderwood of Polton on 3 November 1733, with the judicial title Lord Murkle. He died in Edinburgh on 5 June 1755.

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An Historical Account of the Senators of the College of Justice from its Institution in MDXXXII by George Brunton and David Haig, published by Thomas Clark MDCCCXXXII 1755 deaths Lord advocates

Murkle Murkle (Murchill) is a small scattered hamlet, made up of ''East Murkle'' and ''West Murkle'' located east of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Name The name ''Murkle'' derives from the na ...

Scottish lawyers Members of the Faculty of Advocates Year of birth unknown Solicitors general for Scotland Younger sons of earls {{Scotland-law-bio-stub