Morag Barbara Wise, Lady Wise, PC (born 22 January 1963) is the President of the Scottish Tribunals and a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Scotland's Supreme Courts.

Wise was born on 11 January 1963 to Barbara (née Gillies) and Leslie James Wise.^[2]

She studied law at the University of Aberdeen graduating in 1985 with an LLB with first class honours, followed in 1986 with a Diploma in Legal Practice. In 1995, she received her LL.M. from McGill University, Montreal.^[3][4][2]

Wise became a solicitor in 1989 and joined Morton Fraser LLP. In 1993, she was called to the bar, joining Westwater Advocates, and specialised in family law.^[4][5] Wise became a Queen's Counsel in 2005, and was appointed a Temporary Judge of the Court of Session in 2008.^[3] On 6 February 2013, she was appointed a Senator of the College of Justice, taking the judicial title Lady Wise.^[6]

In 2005, Wise became a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Faculty of Advocates^[3] She became chair of the Advocates' Family Law Association in 2007, having served as vice chair since 2000.^[5]

On 7 December 2021, it was announced that Wise had been appointed to the Inner House of the Court of Session with effect from 5 January 2022.^[7] She was sworn of Her Majesty's Privy Council on 12 April 2022 allowing her the honorific The Right Honourable.^[8]

On 5 April 2023, she was appointed President of Scottish Tribunals, succeeding Lord Woolman.^[9]

Wise has contributed to several editions of the legal works The Law of Scotland by Gloag and Henderson and A Practical Guide to Human Rights Law in Scotland edited by Lord Reed.^[2]

In 2015, Wise received an Honorary LLD from the University of Aberdeen.^[2]

In 1994, Wise married Alastair McEwan with whom she has two daughters and one son.^[2]

This Scottish law-related biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e