Brian Gill, Lord Gill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Brian Gill, Lord Gill

British judge

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1942

Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: judge

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Brian Gill, Lord Gill, (born 25 February 1942) is a retired Scottish judge and a legal academic.
He served as Lord President and Lord Justice General from June 2012 until May 2015.
Gill previously served as Lord Justice Clerk from 2001 to 2012, and as Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission from 1996 to 2001.
As an advocate, he practised principally in agricultural law and is the author of The Law of Agricultural Holdings in Scotland.
In 2007–2009, Gill undertook a far-reaching review of the civil courts system in Scotland, recommending a shift of much of the workload of the Court of Session to Scotland's local sheriff courts.