About Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood
Lived 1932 – 2017 (aged 84). Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood was a British judge and chess player.
Ian Candlish Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood (8 June 1932 – 22 April 2017) QC was a Senator of the College of Justice of the Supreme Courts of Scotland. He was appointed to the Inner House (Scotland's main appellate court) in 1987.
Early life Son of solicitor John Brown Kirkwood, OBE, and Constance, Lord Kirkwood was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh. He went on to study at University of Edinburgh (MA, LLB) and Michigan University (LLM). He became Queen's Counsel in 1970.
Legal career He served on the Parole Board for Scotland from 1994 to 1997. Kirkwood was one of five judges selected to hear the appeal of convicted Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.
Other Kirkwood was patron of Edinburgh Chess Club and Chess Scotland.
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Scottish judge (1932-2017)
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Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood was born on 8 June 1932.
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Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood died on 22 April 2017 in Edinburgh.
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Ian Kirkwood, Lord Kirkwood was a judge and chess player.
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