Lady Paton | |
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 Paton's official portrait from 2020 | |
| Senator of the College of Justice | |
| Assumed office 2000 | |
| Nominated by | Donald Dewar As First Minister |
| Appointed by | Elizabeth II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ann McCargow 1952 (age 72–73) Glasgow, Scotland |
| Spouse | James Paton |
| Alma mater | University of Glasgow |
| Profession | Advocate |
Ann Paton, Lady Paton, PC (born 1952) is a Scottish advocate and judge. She is a Senator of the College of Justice, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. In 2019 she became the Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission. Paton is currently Scotland's longest-serving female judge and was the second woman ever appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice, after Lady Cosgrove.[1]
- ^ "Let's peeble the judges again". New Statesman. 17 January 2000. Retrieved 22 August 2009.