The lawyer who defended the teenage killer of Alesha MacPhail is Scotland's top legal aid earner.
Brian McConnachie QC was paid £396,000 in 2018/19, a 29 per cent increase on the previous year.
McConnachie, a former High Court prosecutor, represented 16-year-old on the Isle of Bute.
Campbell snatched the little girl from her bed in her grandparents' home in July last year. Her body was discovered later in woodland.
Campbell was found guilty of murder at the High Court in Glasgow in February.
He was ordered to serve at least 27 years before he can be considered for release, but that term was reduced to 24 years by Appeal Court judges last month.
McConnachie told the appeal hearing 27 years was "excessive" because of his client's youth. Campbell was only 16 when he murdered Alesha.
The Scottish Legal Aid Board's annual report shows that McConnachie's earnings rose by £88,000 year on year.
Legal aid provides financial help to those who cannot afford representation.
In 2017/18 McConnachie was the country's second highest legal aid earner, behind former Rangers vice-chairman Donald Findlay QC.
Findlay has slipped to 12th in this year's list.
He defended serial Killer Peter Tobin when he was on trial for the murder of Angelika Kluk in 2007.
And he defended Luke Mitchell, who was convicted in 2005 of murdering girlfriend Jodi Jones , 14. Mitchell was just 15 when Jodi was kiled.
But latest figures show Findlay's earnings almost halved to £198,000.
Ian Duguid QC, who defended Paige Docherty's killer John Leathem, has jumped from 10th to second in the list with earnings of £294,000.
Tony Graham QC is the third highest earner with £293,000 while Louise Arrol is fourth on £280,000.
The board's annual report shows the total cost to the taxpayer of legal assistance in Scotland was £123.7 million, down slightly from £124.4 million the previous year.
