▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Court ▁of ▁Session ▁and ▁Lord ▁Justice ▁General ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁Priv y ▁Coun s ell or ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁created ▁a ▁life ▁peer ▁as ▁Baron ▁E ms lie , ▁of ▁Pot ter ton ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Gordon ▁on ▁ 1 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁but ▁didn ' t ▁take ▁his ▁seat ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁L ords ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Two ▁of ▁his ▁sons ▁also ▁became ▁Sen ators ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Justice . ▁D erek ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 9 ), ▁became ▁a ▁judge ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁with ▁the ▁jud icial ▁title ▁Lord ▁King arth , ▁and ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁N ig el ▁( born ▁ 1 9 4 7 ) ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁ben ch ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁with ▁father ' s ▁title ▁of ▁Lord ▁E ms lie . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Lord ▁E ms lie . ▁The ▁Guardian . ▁( 2 0 0 2 - 1 2 - 0 3 ). ▁Retrieved ▁ 2 0 1 9 - 0 4 - 0 9 . ▁Lord ▁E ms lie . ▁The ▁Sc ots man . ▁( 2 0 0 2 - 1 1 - 2 2 ). ▁Retrieved ▁ 2 0 1