Lynda Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton

Lynda Margaret Clark, Baroness Clark of Calton, QC ( born February 26, 1949) is a British judge and former politician.

Life and career

Clark studied at Queen's College, St Andrews (now University of Dundee ) Law 1975 and got a PhD from the University of Edinburgh. From 1973 to 1977 she was a lecturer in law at the University of Dundee until 1977 approved by the Scottish Bar. In 1989 she was Kronanwältin and approved in 1990 as a member of the Bar Inner Temple of the English Bar. From 1990 to 1993 she was a member of the Supervisory Board (Board ) of the Scottish Legal Aid Board. The Executive Board ( Council) of the University of Edinburgh, she belonged to 1995-1997. She was Advocate General for Scotland on the grounds that position from 1999 to 2006, after which she was a judge at the Court of Session in Scotland.

Membership in the House of Commons

Clark first met in 1992 on the general election for the constituency of North East Fife to which was held by Sir Menzies Campbell, but without success. In the general election in 1997, she was elected for the constituency of Edinburgh Pentlands, sparking Malcolm Rifkind from. From 1997, she served on the Select Committee on Public Administration.

At the general election 2005, she no longer went to what Alistair Darling allowed to run for the new constituency of Edinburgh South West.

Membership in the House of Lords

On 13 May 2005, announced that they would be appointed for life Peeress and the title as Baroness Clark of Calton, of Calton was announced in the City of Edinburgh on 21 June 2005. The official introduction to the House of Lords took place on 13 July 2005 with the support of Derry Irvine, Baron Irvine of Lairg and Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal. On 24 October 2005 she held her inaugural speech. As subjects of political interest calls on the website of the House of Lords a reform of the Constitution, the judicial system, health policy, education and pensions.

On 18 October 2006 Clark resigned as Advocate General, to become Senator of the College of Justice. Her successor was Neil Davidson, Baron Davidson of Glen Clova.

Your presence at meeting days is the period shortly after her appointment in low double digits, later in the single digits. Most recently, she took part in a vote on 18 January 2006. As a senior member of the British justice is disqualified from participation since 2010.

Work in the public

In 1975, she was involved in the founding of the Scottish Legal Action Group.

Clark has since December 2008 estimator ( assessor ) of the Chancellor of Edinburgh Napier University. Their term of office will end in the same time the Chancellor in July 2014. It was there honored with an honorary doctorate degree of Doctor of Laws.

When the charges were expenses for Scottish members of the House of Lords this week in November 2010, Clark was among those who had taken nothing.

Publications

• The Role of the Advocate General for Scotland, in Human Rights and Scots Law: Comparative Perspectives on the Incorporation of the ECHR, 2002, Hart Publishing, ISBN 978-1841130446.