Lord Pentland | |
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Senator of the College of Justice | |
Assumed office 5 November 2008 | |
Nominated by | Alex Salmond As First Minister |
Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Lord Macfadyen |
Solicitor General for Scotland | |
In office 7 November 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Preceded by | Donald Mackay |
Succeeded by | Colin Boyd |
Personal details | |
Born | Paul Benedict Cullen 11 March 1957 Gosforth, England |
Spouse |
Joyce Nicol (m. 1983) |
Children | Stuart (1989), Richard (1992), Lindsey (1994) |
Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
Profession | Advocate |
Website | Scottish Courts Service |
Paul Benedict Cullen, Lord Pentland, PC[1] (born 11 March 1957) is a former Solicitor General for Scotland, a Senator of the College of Justice (a judge of the country's Supreme Courts) and former chairman of the Scottish Law Commission.