Stephen O'Rourke elected Keeper of Faculty Library

Stephen O’Rourke QC has been elected Keeper of the Library at the Faculty of Advocates.

Mr O'Rourke came top of the poll in a four-way contest to succeed Mungo Bovey QC, who has stepped down after serving in the role for more than 12 years. The Keeper is responsible for the Advocates' Library, and chairs the Curators of the Library and the Abbotsford Joint Collections management committee.

He commented: “I am delighted to be the new Keeper. The Faculty has one of the finest law libraries in the world, and it is our collegiate home as practitioners in helping to deliver justice for people throughout Scotland. Remote working has changed the way we use the Library, and one of my priorities will be to expand its digital accessibility.”

Welcoming him, Dean of Faculty Roddy Dunlop QC added: “I warmly congratulate Stephen on his election, and particularly welcome the fact that Faculty members had such a strong field of candidates to choose from. I also wish to record Faculty’s thanks to Mungo for being such a distinguished and effective holder of the post over many years.”