Lord Justice General

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Lord Justice General

Scotland's senior judge. Apart from heading the Criminal Appeal Court, he also has heavy administrative responsibilities. He holds the office of Lord President of the civil Court of Session at the same time.

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But Lord Justice General Lord Hamilton, Lord Eassie and Lord Reed dismissed his legal move in a quickfire hearing on Friday at the High Court in Edinburgh.

HITMAN'S APPEAL IS SHOT DOWN; Decision in minutes

Lord Justice General Lord Hamilton said: "While the disease is incurable, he is not at present suffering material pain or disability."

Lockerbie bomber is denied bail; COURTS 2

Scotland's top judge, the Lord Justice General Lord Hamilton, ruled the appeal against conviction must be refused.

Teenage killer's appeal fails

Lord Cullen, the Scottish Lord Justice General, said: "We have reached the conclusion that none of the grounds of appeal is well founded.

Families' joy at lost Lockerbie appeal

The centenary celebrations will see trumpeters announce the arrival on the North Court bench of The Lord Justice General, The Rt Hon Lord Gill, The Lord Justice Clerk, The Rt Hon Lord Carloway.

Courts to celebrate 100 years

In the written judgement, the Lord Justice General Lord Hamilton said this evidence should have been brought to court much quicker.

MILLIONAIRE KILLER 'WAS NOT INSANE' Wife stabber loses appeal

But the Lord Justice General, sitting with Lords Osborne and Kingarth, condemned the police's questioning of the killer in August 2003 as "hostile and outrageous".

JODI KILLER'S APPEAL FAILS; Luke Mitchell had fair trial say senior judges

And yesterday Scotland's top judge, the Lord Justice General Lord Cullen, sitting with Lord Macfadyen and Lady Cosgrove, ruled that the conviction 'constituted a miscarriage of justice' because the small risk of DNA cross-contamination occurring during the testing was never put to the jury at the original trial.

Rape case quashed over DNA evidence

And Lord Justice General, Lord Gill, said they should not adjourn cases for work that should have been done before the trial started.

JUDGES TOLD: STOP THE TIME-WASTING

Lord Hamilton, the Lord Justice General, who heard the appeal with Lords Osborne and Mackay, agreed.

Cleared 'rapist' stabbed; Bloody attack on freed con: EXCLUSIVE

The Lord Justice General, Lord Hamilton, set the hearing for the second week of January.

LIMBS-IN-LOCH APPEAL FIGHT

Lord Cullen, the Scottish Lord Justice General, said: 'We have reached the conclusion that none of the grounds of appeal is well founded.

Lockerbie bomber starts life sentence; Libyan agent loses appeal: Joy and relief from relatives over Scottish court verdict