The Right Honourable Patrick Hodge, Lord Hodge, retires at Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court. The son of a Writer to the Signet, Lord Hodge was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1983 and became a QC in 1996. He served the Scottish Law Commission, was a Judge of the Courts of Appeal of Jersey and Guernsey, before being appointed a Senator of the College of Justice in 2005. He succeeded Lord Hope of Craighead as a Justice on the UK Supreme Court in 2013 and became Deputy President in 2020. Universally admired for his intellect and courtesy, the Society was delighted to welcome Lord Hodge as a Fellow within what is the professional home of the Hodge family, among Writers to the Signet.
The Right Honourable Colin Sutherland, Lord Carloway, has been a commanding figure on the Scottish bench for 25 years, most recently as Lord President from 2012. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1977 and served as an Advocate Depute in the 1980s. He was Treasurer of the Faculty of Advocates before his appointment as a Senator of the College of Justice in 2000. He succeeded Lord Gill as Lord Justice Clerk in 2012 and then as Lord President in 2015. He was the author of the Carloway Review which looked at key elements of Scottish criminal law and practice in the light of the decision of the UK Supreme Court in Cadder. As Lord President, Lord Carloway has overseen major changes in the justice system, not least those accelerated by the Covid pandemic. Truly, a giant of Scots law, the Society is delighted to have Lord Carloway as one of its Fellows.