Raymond Doherty, Lord Doherty
Joseph Raymond Doherty, Lord Doherty is a Scottish lawyer and Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland.Early life
Doherty studied at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh, Hertford College, Oxford and Harvard University. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1984.Legal career
In 1990, he was elected Clerk of the Faculty, holding that office until 1995. He served as Standing Junior Counsel to the Ministry of Defence from 1990 to 1991 and to the Industry Department of the Scottish Office from 1991 to 1997, at which time he was appointed Queen's Counsel. From 1998 to 2001, he was an Advocate Depute.The Bench
In April 2010, he was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Court of Session and High Court of Justiciary, the Supreme Courts of Scotland, taking the judicial title, Lord Doherty. It was announced on 17 February 2020 that Lord Doherty had been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session with effect from December 2020.
