Frank Mulholland, Lord Mulholland
Francis Mulholland, Lord Mulholland, CBE, PC (born 18 April 1959) is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2016. He previously served from 2011 to 2016 as Lord Advocate, one of the Great Officers of State of Scotland and the country's chief Law Officer, and as Solicitor General, the junior Law Officer.
The Right Honourable Lord Mulholland CBE | |
|---|---|
| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| Assumed office 15 December 2016 | |
| Nominated by | Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister |
| Monarchs | Elizabeth II Charles III |
| Preceded by | Lord Stewart |
| Lord Advocate | |
| In office 19 May 2011 – 1 June 2016 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| First Minister | Alex Salmond Nicola Sturgeon |
| Deputy | Lesley Thomson (Solicitor General) |
| Preceded by | Elish Angiolini |
| Succeeded by | James Wolffe |
| Solicitor General for Scotland | |
| In office 19 May 2007 – 19 May 2011 | |
| First Minister | Jack McConnell Alex Salmond |
| Preceded by | John Beckett |
| Succeeded by | Lesley Thomson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Francis Mulholland 18 April 1959 Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
| Political party | None |
| Residence(s) | Livingston, Scotland |
| Alma mater | University of Aberdeen (LL.B., Dip.L.P.) University of Edinburgh (MBA) |
| Occupation | Advocate |
| Profession | Lawyer Judge |
He was the first Advocate Depute and Senior Advocate Depute appointed from within the Procurator Fiscal Service, and only the second non-advocate appointed to the office of Lord Advocate, the first being his predecessor, Elish Angiolini. He was installed as a Senator of the College of Justice in December 2016, having served as a temporary judge for the previous 3 months.
During his career he appeared for the Crown in the 2004 Glasgow Ice Cream Wars appeals, prosecuted the significant HM Advocate v Transco case in 2005, the first ever prosecution of a public limited company for culpable homicide in the country, and oversaw prosecution of the infamous 2007 World's End murder trial, which collapsed due to insufficient evidence and resulted in a public dispute between the Lord Advocate of the time, Elish Angiolini, and the Lord Justice General, Lord Hamilton.