Lord Woolman appointed to Inner House
Lord Woolman has been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session.
The judge has been appointed to the Second Division while Lord Pentland and Lord Doherty will also be appointed to the Inner House and will begin sitting in July and December respectively.
The Lord Justice General, Lord Carloway, and the Lord Justice Clerk, Lady Dorrian, recommended the appointments to enable court business to continue to be dealt with efficiently and effectively.
The appointments come as Lord Drummond Young retires from the bench with two other senators of the College of Justice due to retire later in the year.