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| Angiolini choice for top law post | Angiolini choice for top law post |
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| Elish Angiolini has been nominated as Scotland's new senior law officer by First Minister Jack McConnell. | Elish Angiolini has been nominated as Scotland's new senior law officer by First Minister Jack McConnell. |
| If her appointment is approved, Ms Angiolini will replace Colin Boyd, who resigned from the position of lord advocate on Wednesday. | If her appointment is approved, Ms Angiolini will replace Colin Boyd, who resigned from the position of lord advocate on Wednesday. |
| Ms Angiolini has been solicitor general for the last five years. | Ms Angiolini has been solicitor general for the last five years. |
| Her nomination will now be considered by MSPs and if selected she will become the first woman to serve as Scotland's top prosecutor. | Her nomination will now be considered by MSPs and if selected she will become the first woman to serve as Scotland's top prosecutor. |
| She was put in temporary charge following Mr Boyd's decision to go and many observers have seen her as favourite to succeed him. | She was put in temporary charge following Mr Boyd's decision to go and many observers have seen her as favourite to succeed him. |
| If MSPs back Mr McConnell's candidate, the Queen will be asked to make the formal appointment. | If MSPs back Mr McConnell's candidate, the Queen will be asked to make the formal appointment. |
| The appointment of Elish Angiolini as solicitor general is one of the best decisions I have made as first minister Jack McConnell | |
| Ms Angiolini described her nomination as "a great responsibility". | |
| "I am extremely honoured to have been nominated by the first minister for this historic appointment," she said. | |
| "It is both a huge honour and privilege but also a very great responsibility. | |
| There is still a great deal to be done in the justice system to ensure that, as Nelson Mandela said, prosecutors defend the rights of the weakest and the worst among us." | |
| She said her appointment as the first female solicitor general was "a huge leap of faith". | |
| "It has been a privilege over the past five years to serve along with Colin Boyd as lord advocate," she said. | |
| "He is a man of great integrity and has been a quiet revolutionary in setting about the way in which the prosecution has gone about its business. | |
| "It has transformed over the past five years but that transformation is something which is a work in progress." | |
| Lord Boyd unexpectedly resigned after six years in the job | |
| Announcing his intention at a press conference in Edinburgh, Mr McConnell praised Ms Angiolini's performance as solicitor general. | Announcing his intention at a press conference in Edinburgh, Mr McConnell praised Ms Angiolini's performance as solicitor general. |
| "Five years on, I have no doubt whatever that the appointment of Elish Angiolini as solicitor general is one of the best decisions I have made as first minister of Scotland," he said. | "Five years on, I have no doubt whatever that the appointment of Elish Angiolini as solicitor general is one of the best decisions I have made as first minister of Scotland," he said. |
| "Our prosecution services today are admired, not ridiculed. | "Our prosecution services today are admired, not ridiculed. |
| "Victims and witnesses see justice implemented in the system, not delays or chaos." | "Victims and witnesses see justice implemented in the system, not delays or chaos." |
| He cited other changes implemented by Ms Angiolini, including improvements in the way rape cases are prosecuted. | He cited other changes implemented by Ms Angiolini, including improvements in the way rape cases are prosecuted. |
| "In Scotland's lord advocate I want to have a moderniser, someone who will help with and understand the implementation of our government's policy," he said. | "In Scotland's lord advocate I want to have a moderniser, someone who will help with and understand the implementation of our government's policy," he said. |
| "But also someone who will be honest and consistent in their legal advice to cabinet and to ministers. | "But also someone who will be honest and consistent in their legal advice to cabinet and to ministers. |
| "I want someone who will make independent decisions on prosecution with the integrity that the holder of this office has always had." | "I want someone who will make independent decisions on prosecution with the integrity that the holder of this office has always had." |