William James Cullen, Lord Cullen
William James Cullen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 September 1859 |
| Died | 19 June 1941 (aged 81) Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Burial place | Dean Cemetery |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Spouse |
Grace Rutherfurd Clark
(m. 1888) |
| Children | 3 |
William James Cullen, Lord Cullen (9 September 1859 – 19 June 1941) was a Scottish judge who rose to be a Senator of the College of Justice. Cullen was born and raised in Edinburgh. He trained as a solicitor before becoming an advocate and specialising in the law of conveyancing, land and inheritance. He became a junior prosecutor, Sheriff of Fife and Kinross, and a Commissioner for Lunacy before being appointed to the bench as a Senator of the College of Justice. He was later promoted to the Inner House and sat in the Valuation Appeal Court until his resignation in 1925.