Ms Gray has been an advocate depute for over a decade (24 years as a prosecutor in total), during which time she represented the Crown in a wide range of High Court trials, and also appeared for the lord advocate at the Supreme Court on two occasions.

After taking silk earlier this year, she called to the bar on 1 November to pursue a career as defence counsel. Ms Gray has already been instructed in several cases, and has quickly settled into her new position on the other side of the courtroom.