The Hon Lord Pentland (Paul Cullen)
Lord Pentland was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in November 2008. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1982 and took silk in 1995. He was Clerk of the Faculty between 1986 and 1990. He served as an Advocate Depute between 1991 and 1994. In 1995 he was appointed Solicitor General for Scotland and held this office until the General Election in 1997.
Earlier in his career he was Standing Junior Counsel to the Department of the Environment in Scotland. He also held appointments as a Chairman of the Police Appeals Tribunal and as a Chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.