Craig Turnbull, Lord Colbeck

Craig Turnbull, Lord Colbeck is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since May 2023.

Career

Colbeck, a graduate of the University of Strathclyde, was admitted as a solicitor in 1988 becoming a partner in Scottish law firm MacRoberts in 1997. He served as the Managing partner of MacRoberts from 2011 to 2014. He was appointed as a Part-Time Sheriff in 2011 and then as a Sheriff in 2014 before being appointed as Sheriff [Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin] in 2016.
As Sheriff Principal, Colbeck presided over the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the 2013 Glasgow Helicopter Crash.
On 19 January 2023, it was announced that he had been appointed as a Senator of the College of Justice by King Charles III on the recommendation of Nicola Sturgeon. He took up office on 19 May 2023, taking the judicial title of Lord Colbeck.