James Wolffe - Lord Advocate for Scotland
In May 2016, the First Minister nominated James to be Lord Advocate, and, following approval of that nomination by the Scottish Parliament, he was appointed by the Queen. As Lord Advocate for Scotland.
James was born in 1962 and spent his childhood in Gatehouse-
James recently made a return visit to the Academy highlighting the following:
‘I received a strong academic education at the school –
One of the highlights of my final year at the Academy was the production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s Mikado. As a result of industrial action by the teaching staff, which threatened to require the show to be cancelled, the students took over the production. Jo Miller, the Head Girl, was the musical director and conductor; I provided piano accompaniment; John Scott, the Head Boy, sang the male lead and organized the lighting.’