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 the lord boyd of duncansby judge edinburgh university
colin boyd , baron boyd of duncansby

colin boyd , baron boyd of duncansby , pc qc , -lrb- born 7 june 1953 -rrb- is a scottish judge who has been a senator of the college of justice since june 2012 .
he was lord advocate for scotland from 24 february 2000 until his resignation on 4 october 2006 .
on 11 april 2006 , downing street announced that colin boyd would take a seat as a crossbench life peer ; however , he took the labour whip after resigning as lord advocate .
he was formally introduced in the house of lords on 3 july 2006 .
on the day snp leader alex salmond was elected first minister of scotland -lrb- 16 may 2007 -rrb- , it was reported that boyd was quitting the scottish bar to become a part-time consultant with public law solicitors , dundas & wilson .
he told the `` glasgow herald '' , `` this is a first .
i do n't think a lord advocate has ever done this -- left the bar and become a solicitor . ''
