Draft:Kirsty Hood, Lady Hood

Kirsty Hood, Lady Hood is a Scottish judge who has been a Senator of the College of Justice since 2024.

Career
Hood graduated from the University of Glasgow with a First class Bachelor of Laws. She also obtained a Diploma in Professional Legal Practice and a PhD for the same university.

Hood passed advocate and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 2001. She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2015. Hood was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2021.

In 2014, Hood was elected as the Clerk of the Faculty of Advocates and was the first woman to be elected to the post. She was replaced in this role by Richard Pugh after serving in the role for four and a half years.

It was announced in May 2024 that Hood had been appointed by King Charles III as a Senator of the College of Justice.