Paul Arthurson, Lord Arthurson

Paul Andrew Arthurson, Lord Arthurson is a Senator of the College of Justice, appointed in March 2017. He previously served as a sheriff, since 2005, and a temporary judge of the Court of Session, since 2013. He is a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. He was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1991 and was appointed Queen's Counsel in Scotland in 2005
On 28 January 2026 it was announced that The Lord President and Lord Justice Clerk had recommended Lord Arthurson for appointment to the First Division of the Inner House of the Court of Session with effect from 1 February 2026.