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.

The Honourable Lord Colbeck
Senator of the College of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office 19 May 2023
Nominated by	Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister
Monarch	Charles III
Sheriff Principal of Glasgow and Strathkelvin
In office 1 September 2016 – 18 May 2023
Nominated by	Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister
Monarchs	Elizabeth II; Charles III
Preceded by	Craig Scott KC
Succeeded by	Sheriff Principal Aisha Anwar KC (Hon)
Sheriff
In office 2014 – 31 August 2016
Nominated by	Nicola Sturgeon As First Minister
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Personal details
Born	Craig Douglas Turnbull
Alma mater	University of Strathclyde
Occupation	Solicitor
Profession	Lawyer Judge

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.^[1]

As Sheriff Principal, Colbeck presided over the Fatal Accident Inquiry into the 2013 Glasgow Helicopter Crash.^[2]

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.^[3] He took up office on 19 May 2023, taking the judicial title of Lord Colbeck.^[4]