Morag Wise, Lady Wise
{{short description|Scottish judge}}
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| office = Senator of the College of Justice
| term_start = 2013
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| nominator = Alex Salmond
As First Minister
| appointer = Elizabeth II
| office2 = President of the Scottish Tribunals
| term_start2 = 1 May 2023
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As Lord President
| predecessor2 = Lord Woolman
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| alma_mater = University of Aberdeen
McGill University
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Morag Barbara Wise, Lady Wise, {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|PC|}} (born 22 January 1963) is the President of the Scottish Tribunals and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Scotland's Supreme Courts.
Early life and education
Wise was born on 11 January 1963 to Barbara (née Gillies) and Leslie James Wise.{{Citation |title=Wise, Hon. Lady, (Morag Barbara Wise) (born 22 Jan. 1963) |date=2007-12-01 |work=Who's Who |url=http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-59868 |access-date=2024-03-03 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u59868|isbn=978-0-19-954088-4 }}
She studied law at the University of Aberdeen graduating in 1985 with an LLB with first class honours, followed in 1986 with a Diploma in Legal Practice. In 1995, she received her LL.M. from McGill University, Montreal.{{cite web |url=http://www.advocates.org.uk/stables/advocates/00000530.html |title=Morag B. Wise, Q.C. |publisher=Faculty of Advocates |accessdate=9 February 2013 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402191816/http://www.advocates.org.uk/stables/advocates/00000530.html |url-status=dead |archivedate=2 April 2012}}
Legal career
Wise became a solicitor in 1989 and joined Morton Fraser LLP. In 1993, she was called to the bar, joining Westwater Advocates, and specialised in family law. Wise became a Queen's Counsel in 2005, and was appointed a Temporary Judge of the Court of Session in 2008. On 6 February 2013, she was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, taking the judicial title Lady Wise.[http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/rolls/supreme/lists/r130131_108.htm Roll of the Court of Session for 31 January 2013].
In 2005, Wise became a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty of Advocates{{cite web |url=http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2013/01/senators |title=College of Justice |publisher=Scottish Government |date=22 January 2013 |accessdate=9 February 2013}} She became chair of the Advocates' Family Law Association in 2007, having served as vice chair since 2000.{{cite web |url=http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk-bar/Firms/99999999-73388/211628 |title=Morag Wise QC |publisher=Chambers and Partners |accessdate=9 February 2013 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130407215929/http://www.chambersandpartners.com/uk-bar/Firms/99999999-73388/211628 |url-status=dead |archivedate=7 April 2013}}
On 7 December 2021, it was announced that Wise had been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session with effect from 5 January 2022.{{cite web |url=https://judiciary.scot/home/media-information/media-hub-news/2021/12/07/three-judges-appointed-to-the-inner-house |title=Three Judges appointed to the Inner House |publisher=Judiciary of Scotland |date=7 December 2021 |accessdate=7 December 2021}} She was sworn of Her Majesty's Privy Council on 12 April 2022 allowing her the honorific The Right Honourable.{{cite web |url=https://www.royal.uk/court-circular?text=Lady+wise&mrf=&date%5Bmin%5D%5Bdate%5D=15%2F04%2F2021&date%5Bmax%5D%5Bdate%5D=15%2F04%2F2022&id= |title=Court Circular 12 April 2022 |website=The Royal Family |date=12 April 2022}}
On 5 April 2023, she was appointed President of Scottish Tribunals, succeeding Lord Woolman.{{Cite web |title=New President of the Scottish Tribunals |url=https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/about-the-scottish-court-service/scs-news/2023/04/05/new-president-of-the-scottish-tribunals |access-date=2023-08-01 |website=scotcourts.gov.uk}}
Publications and honours
Personal life
References
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Category:Alumni of the University of Aberdeen
Category:McGill University Faculty of Law alumni
Category:Scottish King's Counsel
Category:Scottish women judges
Category:21st-century King's Counsel
Category:Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom