David Hope Baron Hope of Craighead

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James Arthur David Hope Baron Hope of Craighead KT FRSE PC (born 27 June 1938) is a retired Scottish judge who served as the first Deputy President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom having previously been the Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary.

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active years end date

2009-10-01, 2013-06-26

active years start date

1996-10-01, 2009-04-21, 2009-10-01

alma mater

St John's College Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Cambridge

birth date

1938-06-27

birth name

James Arthur David Hope

deputy

Jim McDonald (electrical engineer)

military branch

British Army

military rank

First lieutenant

military unit

Seaforth Highlanders

monarch

Elizabeth II

nationality

Scotland

office

Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Chancellor of the University of Strathclyde, Second Senior Lord of Appeal in Ordinary, Lord Justice GeneralLord President of the Court of Session

order in office

Deputy President of theSupreme Court of the United Kingdom

profession

Faculty of Advocates

residence

Edinburgh

service start year

1957-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

successor

Alan Rodger Baron Rodger of Earlsferry, Brenda Hale Baroness Hale of Richmond, Robert Smith Baron Smith of Kelvin