Lady Elish Angiolini sworn in as Lord Clerk Register
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Lady Elish Angiolini has been sworn in as Lord Clerk Register and Keeper of the Signet, becoming the first woman to hold the oldest of the great offices of state in Scotland.
The Lord President, Lord Carloway, oversaw the historic ceremony yesterday.
Mandy Laurie WS, head of the WS Society, said: “Lady Elish Angiolini is an inspiring figure in the law and public life and the Society is delighted at her appointment as Lord Clerk Register and Keeper of the Signet.
“The Keeper admits new Writers to the Signet and Lady Angiolini is a role model who combines all the qualities we uphold in the Scottish lawyer: learned in the law, of the utmost integrity, and grounded in common sense.”
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