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Members of the Court of Appeal are appointed under the Court of Appeal (Jersey) Law 1961. [1] The Court of Appeal sits for seven to eight weeks during the year. [2]
| Name | Year appointed | Other judicial roles | Professional background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Michael Birt | [3] | formerly partner in Ogier & Le Cornu | |
| Sir William Bailhache Bailiff of Jersey 2015 - , ex officio President of the Court of Appeal) [3] | Deputy Bailiff of Jersey 2009 - 2015 | formerly partner in Bailhache Labesse (law firm) 1976 - 2000 | |
| Hon Michael Beloff QC | 1995 | deputy High Court judge, England and Wales | barrister at Blackstone Chambers, London, specialising in human rights, administrative and sports law [4] |
| Sir John Nutting QC | 1995 | deputy High Court judge, England and Wales | First Senior Treasury Counsel [5] |
| James McNeill QC | 1996 | - | Scottish advocate specialising in commercial and trusts law [6] |
| Michael Jones QC | 2005 | part-time chairman of the Police Appeals Tribunal | formerly a barrister in England and advocate in Scotland, specialising in aviation, media law and product liability; now a partner in the Scottish law firm Simpson & Marwick [7] |
| John Martin QC | 2007 | deputy High Court judge in England and Wales since 1993 | barrister at Wilberforce Chambers, London, specialising in chancery and commercial matters [8] |
| Clare Montgomery QC | 2007 | deputy High Court judge in England and Wales since 2003 | barrister at Matrix Chambers, London, specialising in criminal, regulatory and fraud law [9] |
| Nigel Pleming QC | 2007 | deputy High Court judge in England and Wales since 1998 | barrister at 39 Essex Street, London specialising in administrative and public law, human rights and civil liberties, immigration and tax law [10] |
| Sir Hugh Bennett | 2010 | High Court judge in England and Wales (Family Division) 1995-2002 [11] | - |
| Christopher Nugee QC | 2011 | deputy High Court judge in England and Wales (Chancery Division) since 2003 | barrister at Wilberforce Chambers, London, specialising in commercial law [12] |
| Jonathan Crow QC | 2011 | deputy High Court judge in England and Wales since 2001 | barrister at 4 Stone Buildings, London, specialising in commercial litigation and international trust work [13] |
| Richard Collas | 2012 | Bailiff of Guernsey; ex officio President of the Guernsey Court of Appeal | Deputy Bailiff of Guernsey 2005–12; partner in law firm Collas Day until 2005 [14] |
| Helen Mountfield QC | 2019 | Deputy High Court Judge in the Administrative Court and as a civil and criminal recorder. | Barrister at Matrix Chambers, London, specialising in Administrative & Public Law; Human Rights and Civil Liberties; Education; Local Government; Elections and Employment law. |
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| Name | Year appointed | Other judicial roles | Professional background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Le Cocq | Bailiff of Jersey 2019 | ex officio member of the Jersey Court of Appeal [3] | HM Solicitor General 2008–2009; Attorney General 2009–2015; Deputy Bailiff 2015-2019 |
| Robert MacRae | Deputy Bailiff 2020 | HM Attorney General 2015-2020 |
The Deputy Bailiff (Appointment and Functions) (Jersey) Law 1958 created the office of Deputy Bailiff to cope with the Bailiff's increasing workload. [32] The list below is of holders of the office of Deputy Bailiff who were not subsequently appointed as Bailiff.
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Under the Royal Court (Jersey) Law 1948, Part II, Commissioners of the Royal Court are appointed by the Bailiff for the hearing of a specified cause or matter or a specified term. [33]
| Name | Year appointed | Other judicial roles | Professional background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Blair QC | deputy High Court judge (Family Division) in England and Wales since 1990; chairman British Horseracing Authority Appeal Board [34] | barrister at 1 Hare Court, London, specialising in family law [35] | |
| Julian Clyde-Smith | retired Jersey advocate and former partner in the law firm Ogier; founding member of the Jersey Financial Services Commission in 1997 [36] | ||
| Howard Page QC | former deputy president of Lloyd's Appeal Tribunal 2000-2010 [37] | barrister in England, specialising in commercial and construction law | |
| Sir Christopher Pitchers | formerly a Recorder, then a Circuit Judge and in 2002-08 a High Court judge in England and Wales [38] | called to the Bar of England and Wales 1965 | |
| Pamela Scriven QC | deputy High Court judge (Family Division) in England and Wales | called to the Bar of England and Wales 1970 [39] | |
| Sir Charles Gray | formerly a High Court judge in England and Wales | associate member of 5RB barristers' chambers [40] |
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The Jurats are lay people who are the judges of fact when the Royal Court sits as the Inferior Number, and also pass sentence in criminal matters heard by the Royal Court. They hold office until the age of 72.
The current Jurats are as follows: [43]
| Name | Year elected | Election details | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collette Anne Crill | 2011 | Nine years service as a Director of the National Board of Amnesty International UK Section; [44] 10 years service on Jersey Youth Court Panel; [45] Member of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals since 1972 Appointed as Lieutenant Bailiff in February 2019 [46] | |
| Anthony John Olsen | 2011 | retired advocate of the Royal Court; former bâtonnier (head of the Jersey Bar); founding partner and former chairman of law firm Carey Olsen [47] Appointed as Lieutenant Bailiff in February 2019 [46] | |
| Charles Richard Blampied | 2012 | ||
| Jeremy John Ramsden | 2014 | ||
| Rozanne Barbara Thomas | |||
| Jane Ronge | |||
| Pamela Jean Pitman | |||
| Robert Anthony Christensen M.B.E. | |||
| Elizabeth Anne Dulake | |||
| Steven William Austin-Vautier | |||
| Joanne Kim Averty | |||
| David Gareth Hughes |
This list contains jurats appointed from 1945. [48]
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| Name | Year appointed | Notes/Professional background |
|---|---|---|
| Bridget Shaw | Magistrate 2013 Deputy Magistrate 2008 | lawyer working for the Crown Prosecution Service in England and latterly for the Law Officers' Department in Jersey. [61] Sworn in as magistrate on 15 March 2013. [62] |
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