List of Bailiffs of Jersey

This is a list of bailiffs of Jersey. The position of Bailiff was created shortly after the Treaty of Paris 1259 in which the King of England, Henry III, gave up claim to all of the Duchy of Normandy but the Channel Islands. In 1290, separate bailiffs for Jersey and Guernsey were appointed.

See also: Law of Jersey, Courts of Jersey, Bailiff (Channel Islands), Jurat, Norman law, Advocate, and Judiciary of Jersey (list)
Bailiff of Jersey
Incumbent
Tim Le Cocq[1]
since 17 October 2019
AppointerMonarch of the United Kingdom,
at the recommendation of the Jersey Government
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's Pleasure, at least until retirement (70)
FormationAt least 1204
First holderPhilippe L'Evesque (first attested)
DeputyDeputy Bailiff of Jersey
Sir Michael Birt (Bailiff from 2009 to 2015) with sculpture of Lord Coutanche (Bailiff 1935–1962) behind.

The list of bailiffs is only reliably traceable from Philippe L'Evesque's appointment in 1277, although earlier bailiffs are mentioned and the office may date from before 1204.

14th century
  • Jean de Carteret 1302
  • Philippe Levesque 1309
  • Colin ? Hasteyn 1315
  • Henry de St. Martin 1318
  • Guillaume Longynnour c. 1324
  • Herny de St.Martin c. 1324
  • Pierre Ugoun (Ygon) c. 1324
  • Lucas de Espyard c. 1324
  • Pierre de la Haye c. 1324
  • Philippe de Vyncheleys c. 1324
  • Nicolas (or Colin) Hasteyn c. 1332
  • Philippe de Vincheleis c. 1332
  • Matthieu Le Loreour c. 1332
  • Pierre de la Haye c. 1332
  • Guillaume Brasdefer c. 1332
  • Guille Hastein (or Hastings) 1348
  • Roger de Powderham 1351
  • Guille Hastein (or Hastings) 1352
  • John Cockerels 1356
  • Raoul Lempriere 1362–1364
  • Richard de St. Martin 1367–1368
  • Richard le Petit 1368–1369
  • Richard de St. Martin 1370
  • Richard le Petit 1371
  • Richard de St. Martin 1372–1374
  • Thomas Brasdefer 1378–1391[2]
  • Giefrey Brasdefer 1396–1401[2]

15th century
  • Colin le Petit 1402–1403[2]
  • Guillaume de Layc 1405–1406[2]
  • Thomas Danyel 1406–1425
  • Jean Bernard 1432, 1436–1444
  • Jean Lempriere 1434–1438
  • Thomas de la Cour 1435
  • Jean Payn 1444, 1446
  • Regnauld de Carteret 1446–1451
  • Jean Poingdestre 1452–1453[2]
  • Nicolas Morin 1459–1468
  • Jean Poingdestre 1468–1477
  • Guillaume Hareby 1479–1481, 1484–1485
  • Clement Le Hardy 1486–1493
  • Jean Nicolle 1494
  • Thomas Lempriere 1495–1513, 1415?

16th century
  • Helier de Carteret 1513–1515
  • Helier de Carteret 1516–1523
  • Helier de Carteret 1529–1560
  • Hostes Nicolle 1561–1564
  • John Dumaresq 1566–1583
  • George Paulett 1583–1586
  • John Dumaresq 1586–1587
  • George Paulett 1587–1591[2]
  • John Dumaresq 1591–1594
  • George Paulett 1594–1614[2]

17th century

18th century
In this caricature of 1873, Bailiff of Jersey Jean Hammond (left) greets the newly arrived Lieutenant Governor with the question: "Your papers, please?"

19th century
  • Thomas Le Breton 1826–1831
  • Jean de Veulle 1831–1848[2]
  • Thomas Le Breton 1848–1857
  • Jean Hammond 1858–1880[2]
  • Sir Robert Pipon Marett 1880–1884
  • George Clement Bertram 1884–1898
  • Edouard Charles Malet de Carteret 1898
  • William Venables Vernon 1899–1931[3]

20th century
Lord Coutanche, Bailiff 1935–1962

21st century

See also

References
  1. Heath, Richard. "New Bailiff sworn in". www.jerseyeveningpost.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. "Jersey's Bailiffs through the years". Jersey Evening Post. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  3. "William Venables Vernon - theislandwiki". www.theislandwiki.org.
  4. "Charles Malet de Carteret - theislandwiki". www.theislandwiki.org.
  5. "Europe | Jersey | Michael Birt is to become bailiff". BBC News. 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2013-04-03.
  6. "Jersey Bailiff William Bailhache sworn in". BBC. Retrieved 6 February 2015.
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