Lord Hope succeeds Lord Reed, who took up the position of President this month, replacing Lady Hale, who has retired. A new Justice, Lord Hamblen, was also appointed to the Supreme Court this month.
Welcoming the appointment, Lord Reed said: ‘He has made an important contribution to the work of the Court since his appointment in 2013, and his previous experience of judicial administration will stand him in good stead as our Deputy President.’
Lord Hodge became a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2013, prior to which he was the Scottish Judge in Exchequer Causes and one of the Scottish Intellectual Property Judges. He was also a Judge in the Lands Valuation Appeal Court and a Commercial Judge. He also served as a part-time Law Commissioner at the Scottish Law Commission for six years until 2003. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1983 and appointed a Queen's Counsel in 1996.
