Jayne Hughes

Last updated

Jayne Hughes is a British jurist who was High Bailiff of the Isle of Man (the senior stipendiary magistrate) from 2019 until retiring in 2023. She had previously served as Deputy High Bailiff on the Isle of Man since 2011.

Contents

Early life and career

Hughes served briefly in the Thames Valley Police before getting married and moving to Liverpool. [1] After her second child began school, Hughes obtained a LLB Honours First Class at the University of Liverpool at the University of Liverpool as an adult student. [1] She worked at the Attorney General’s Chambers and with the Crown Prosecution Service. [2] She worked to implement the "Simple, Speedy Summary Justice" initiative with the Crown Prosecution Service in England before being seconded to the Chambers of the Attorney General in the Isle of Man. [1]

High Bailiff

In 2011, Hughes was appointed as Deputy High Bailiff and in 2019 was appointed as High Bailiff, succeeding John Needham. [2] She is believed to be the first woman to hold a full-time salaried position in the Manx Judiciary. [3] She received her appointment from Adam Wood, then Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man. [3]

In her capacity as Coroner of Inquests, [a] Hughes found that a gold and crystal ring discovered on the Isle of Man in December 2020, bearing the insignia of James Stanley, 7th Earl of Derby, was legally "treasure" under the Treasure Act 2017. [5] [b]

Hughes announced in September 2022 that she was stepping down as High Bailiff, with the government conducting interviews in November of that year. [6] She was replaced in that position by James Brooks, the Deputy High Bailiff since 2021, who was sworn in after her official retirement in April 2023. [7]

References

Notes

  1. On the Isle of Man, the Coroner of Inquests is always the High Bailiff or the Deputy High Bailiff. [4]
  2. See Treasure Act 1996 for equivalent legislation which applies only to England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 "SWEARING-IN OF DEPUTY HIGH BAILIFF AT COURT NUMBER 3, ISLE OF MAN COURTS OF JUSTICE – 29th JULY 2011" (PDF). Isle of Man Courts of Justice. 29 July 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Jayne Hughes appointed as High Bailiff". Manx Radio . 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Woman first appointment to senior Manx judiciary". BBC News . 29 April 2011.
  4. "Coroner of Inquests". Isle of Man Courts of Justice. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  5. Clague, Lynsey (19 April 2021). "CIVIL WAR ERA CRYSTAL AND GOLD RING DECLARED TREASURE". Manx National Heritage . Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  6. Hardman, Paul (22 September 2022). "Jayne Hughes retires from High Bailiff position after three years". Isle of Man Today. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  7. "James Brooks appointed High Bailiff". Isle of Man Today. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 25 June 2025.