March 9, 2015
Members appointed to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland
The Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Michael Matheson, today announced the appointment of two new members to the Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland. Deirdre Fulton is appointed as a lay member and Alistair Morris as a legal member.
The Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland (JABS) was established by Ministers in 2002 in order to create more open and accessible arrangements for judicial appointments in Scotland. It became a statutory advisory Non-Departmental Public Body on 1 June 2009. Appointment to the offices of: judge of the Court of Session, sheriff principal, sheriff, part-time sheriff and chair of the Land Court can only be made following the recommendations made by JABS. It is an independent advisory body which ensures that the selection process is open and transparent and based on merit.
Deirdre Fulton has a commercial and international background. She runs her own consultancy business with a focus on providing meaningful insight and analysis, mainly to clients in the aviation sector. Typical assignments include strategic planning, due diligence, market research and marketing and communications. Prior to setting up her own company in 2008, Deirdre worked at a senior level in the Scottish aviation industry and gained extensive experience of corporate strategy, operations as well as people and resource management. Deirdre is a graduate of Strathclyde University and has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration. She is also a vice chair and trustee of her local Samaritans branch with specific responsibility for recruitment and selection.
Alistair Morris brings experience from his career with Pagan Osborne which spans three decades where he established an industry wide reputation in private client services before becoming CEO in 2005. He also spent over 20 years on the council of the Law Society of Scotland representing the sheriffdom of Cupar. He was elected president of the Law Society in June 2014. Representing the interests of all Scottish solicitors, he contributes to the creation and delivery of the society’s policies and strategies and regularly addresses politicians, civil servants and industry wide leaders.
The appointments of Deirdre Fulton and Alistair Morris will last for four years and run from February 1, 2015 to January 31, 2019.
The appointments are part-time and attract a remuneration of £290 per day for a time commitment of twenty to forty days per year.
Deirdre Fulton and Alistair Morris do not hold any other ministerial appointments.
This appointment is regulated by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.
All appointments are made on merit and political activity plays no part in the selection process. However, in accordance with the original Nolan recommendations, there is a requirement for appointees’ political activity within the last five years (if there is any to be declared) to be made public. Deirdre Fulton and Alistair Morris have had no political activity in the last five years.
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