Sir David Alexander Ogilvy Edward was born on 14 November 1934 and is a Scottish lawyer and academic, and former Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities.
16 Facts About David Edward
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Sir David is an Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford; Honorary Professor of the University of Edinburgh and Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
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David Edward is an Honorary Sheriff of the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife at Perth, Scotland.
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David Edward then went up to read Classics at University College, Oxford, taking a break midway to become commissioned in the Royal Navy for National Service, and Law at the University of Edinburgh.
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David Edward married Elizabeth McSherry in 1962; they have 2 daughters and 2 sons.
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David Edward was called to the Bar in 1962 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 1974.
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David Edward was Salvesen Professor of European Institutions and Director of the Europa Institute at the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh from 1985 to 1989, during which time he served on three occasions as Specialist Adviser to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities.
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In 1989, David Edward was appointed one of the inaugural Judges of the newly created European Court of First Instance, and in 1992 was appointed Judge of the European Court of Justice, a position from which he retired in 2004.
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David Edward sat as a temporary judge of the Court of Session in Scotland, hearing civil appeals, until 2009.
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David Edward was promoted Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 2004, having been appointed Companion of that Order in 1981, and in December 2005 was sworn of the Privy Council.
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David Edward is the Chairman of the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland and was Chairman of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools from 2005 to 2010.
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David Edward is an Honorary Fellow of University College, Oxford and an Honorary Bencher of Gray's Inn.
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David Edward is Professor Emeritus of the School of Law of the University of Edinburgh, and Chairman of its Europa Institute.
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David Edward is a Member of the Panel of Arbitrators, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes and member of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution Distinguished Panel of Third-Party Neutrals.
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David Edward was awarded the Distinguished Cross First Class of the Order of St Raymond of Penafort by the newly-restored Kingdom of Spain in 1979, and in 2012 the Republic of France appointed him Officer of the Legion of Honour and Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
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David Edward was a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution chaired by Professor Sir Kenneth Calman, Chancellor of the University of Glasgow.