Kathleen Marshall (solicitor)


Kathleen Anne Marshall is a British solicitor and legal scholar, specialising in child law. From 1989 to 1994, she was director of the Scottish Child Law Centre. From 2004 to 2009, she was Scotland's Commissioner for Children and Young People. She has been involved in a number of inquiries into child abuse: she chaired the Edinburgh Inquiry into Abuse and Protection of Children in Care and she chaired the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Exploitation in Northern Ireland.

Early life and education

Marshall was born on 4 June 1953. She studied law at the University of Glasgow, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws degree in 1973.

Career

After graduating from university in 1973, Marshall became a legal apprentice. After qualifying as a solicitor, she worked for the Glasgow Corporation and then for Glasgow DC. She then took a break from her career to have children, and was a full-time mother between 1977 and 1989.
In 2004 she became the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland. In September 2008, she announced that she would not be seeking reappointment.

Selected works