Background
Dorrian was born in Edinburgh and educated at Cranley Girls" School in the city.
Dorrian was born in Edinburgh and educated at Cranley Girls" School in the city.
She studied at the School of Law of the University of Aberdeen, graduating Bachelor of Laws in 1977, and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1981.
Dorrian served as Standing Junior Counsel to the Health and Safety Executive and Commission between 1987 and 1994, Advocate Depute between 1988 and 1991, and as Standing Junior to the Department of Energy between 1991 and 1994. She was appointed Queen"s Counsel in 1994, and called to the English Bar in 1991, at the Inner Temple. Dorrian was appointed a Temporary Judge of the Court of Session in 2002, and in 2005 became a full-time Senator of the College of Justice, taking the judicial title, Lady Dorrian.
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Between 1997 and 2001 she was a member of the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board. Lady Dorrian became a member of The Management Board of The Aberdeen Law Project in 2010.