Members of the Royal Court

The Royal Court is composed of the Bailiff, Deputy Bailiff and Jurats.

Jurats are appointed by an Electoral College and hold office until the age of 72.

Bailiff

Mr Robert MacRae

Deputy Bailiff

Pending Swearing In of Mr Mark Temple

Jurats of the Royal Court

In order of seniority:

• Jane Ronge, Lieutenant Bailiff
• Robert Anthony Christensen MBE, Lieutenant Bailiff
• Anthony John Olsen MBE, Lieutenant Bailiff
• Elizabeth Anne Dulake
• Joanne Kim Averty
• Karen Dawn Le Cornu
• Andrew Lawrence Cornish
• David Paul Le Heuzé
• Alison Mary Opfermann
• Michael Brian Paul Entwistle
• Michael James Berry
• Michael Edmund Powell
• Donald Christopher Gardener

Commissioners

The Bailiff may also appoint part-time judges known as Commissioners to preside over the Royal Court either for a specific case or for a particular period.

Such judges are often appointed to deal with particularly long cases or where it is otherwise inappropriate for the Bailiff or Deputy Bailiff to sit.

• Sir Michael Birt
• Sir William Bailhache
• Sir John Saunders
• James McNeill
• Alan Binnington
• Matthew Thompson
• Caroline Wright
• Terence Mowschenson
• Patricia Lees
• Andrew Oldland 
• Sir Timothy Le Cocq