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SheriffThe Much Honoured Baron of Plean | |
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| Born | George Alexander Way (1956-05-22)22 May 1956 (age 69) |
| Occupation | Rothesay Herald |
| Title | Sheriff Baron |
| Spouse(s) | Rosemary, Lady Plean |
| Children | 1 |
George Alexander Way of Plean, Baron of PleanCStJ is a ScottishSheriff and formerProcurator Fiscal of theCourt of the Lord Lyon inScotland. In November 2015, it was announced that he was to be the first ScottishSheriff to be appointed a member of theRoyal Household in Scotland asFalkland Pursuivant Extraordinary at the Court of the Lord Lyon. In December 2017, he was promoted to Carrick Pursuivant in Ordinary[1] and then toRothesay Herald in 2024.[2] In 2020, he was appointed Chancellor of the Diocese of Brechin. In June 2021, he was appointed as Genealogist of the Priory of Scotland in the Most Venerable Order of St.John.[3]
| Styles of The Sheriff Baron of Plean | |
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| Reference style | The Baron |
| Spoken style | Baron or Sheriff |
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He is a graduate of theUniversity of Edinburgh andPembroke College, Oxford. Until 2009, he was a senior partner at the law firmBeveridge and Kellas SSC. He served as Convenor for Civil Justice on theCouncil of the Law Society of Scotland and is a past president of theSociety of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland.
Plean succeeded Malcolm Strang-Steel WS as Secretary to theStanding Council of Scottish Chiefs in 1984 and served until 2003, when he stood down in order to carry out his duties as Procurator Fiscal to the Lyon Court impartially. In addition to his specialist work in peerage and heraldic law, he has a strong interest in judicial procedure. He served on the Scottish Courts Rules Council and other regulatory bodies in Scotland, and represented the Sheriffdom of Tayside, Central and Fife on the Sheriffs' Council.
He holds the honorary rank of lieutenant colonel as an external judge advocate in the California Army Reserve, reviewing court-martial procedures.[citation needed]
He is a Commander of theMost Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem and a Companion of theOrder of Malta. He has numerous foreign decorations including theOrder of Saint Maurice of Italy and the "Treu und Verdienst Kreuz" of Germany together with decorations from Spain, Poland, Portugal and Georgia. He holds the Queens Golden Jubilee , Diamond Jubilee and Charles III Coronation Medals and the California State Medal of Service.[citation needed]
His published works includeCollins Scottish Clan and Family Encyclopaedia (3rd edition, 2017),Everyday Scots Law,Scottish Clans and Tartans, andThe Homelands of the Clans.
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| Preceded by unknown | Baron of Plean 1985-present | Succeeded by incumbent |
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| Preceded by Peter de Vere Beauclerk-Dewar |  2016-2017 | Succeeded by Roderick Macpherson |
| Preceded by |  2017–2024 | Succeeded by Gillian Black |
| Preceded by Liam Devlin |  2024-Present | Incumbent |