Lord Gill | |
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 Gill in 2015 | |
| Lord President of the Court of Session Lord Justice General | |
| In office 8 June 2012 – 31 May 2015 | |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Lord Carloway |
| Preceded by | Lord Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | Lord Carloway |
| Lord Justice Clerk | |
| In office November 2001 – 8 June 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Lord Cullen |
| Succeeded by | Lord Carloway |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 February 1942 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse | Catherine Fox |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Advocate |
Brian Gill, Lord Gill, PC KSG FRSE FRSAMD FRSCM (born 25 February 1942) is a retired Scottish judge and legal academic. Lord Gill was Lord President and Lord Justice General and held that position for three years from 2012 until 2015. His 2007 to 2009 consultation and report into the failings of the Scottish legal system was followed by a major overhaul of the entire court system once he had been appointed Lord President.
As an advocate, he practised principally in property law, and in particular agricultural law. He was appointed a judge of the Court of Session in 1994 and was Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission from 1996 to 2001. He served as Lord Justice Clerk from 2001 to 2012 prior to his appointment as Lord President.
Between 2015 and 2017 Lord Gill sat on the panel of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom. Between 2017 and 2020 he served three years as a Judicial Commissioner with the Investigatory Powers Commissioner's Office.
He is the author of several works including Agricultural Tenancies, and is general editor of The Scottish Planning Encyclopedia. He has received multiple honours in connection with the Roman Catholic sphere and music as well as the law.