Alan Johnston, Lord Johnston


The Rt Hon Alan Charles Macpherson Johnston PC LLB was a Senator of the College of Justice in Scotland until his death in 2008 at the age of 66. He was appointed in 1994. He served as chairman of the Scottish Division of the Employment Appeal Tribunal from 1996 to 2005.

Life

He was born in Stirling in central Scotland on 13 January 1942 the son of Alastair McPherson Johnston, Lord Dunpark. He was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Loretto College before winning a place to study Law at Jesus College, Cambridge. He returned to Scotland to study Scottish Law at Edinburgh University and then trained as an advocate, passing the Bar in 1967.
He was Standing Junior Counsel to the Scottish Home and Health Department from 1974 to 1979 and served as an Advocate Depute from 1979 to 1982. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1980.
Lord Johnston was a chairman of Industrial Tribunals and of Medical Appeal Tribunals. He was the treasurer and subsequently dean of the Faculty of Advocates.
Lord Johnston also received an honorary doctorate from Heriot-Watt University in 2001
He died in his home near Kelso in the Scottish Borders on 14 June 2008.

Positions of note

He married Anthea Blackburn in 1966. They had three sons together.