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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

Sir Timothy Le Cocq

Deputy Bailiff

Mr Robert MacRae

Jurats of the Royal Court

In order of seniority:

  • Jane Ronge, Lieutenant Bailiff
  • Robert Anthony Christensen M.B.E., Lieutenant Bailiff
  • Anthony John Olsen M.B.E., Lieutenant Bailiff
  • Elizabeth Anne Dulake
  • Steven William Austin-Vautier
  • Joanne Kim Averty
  • David Gareth Hughes
  • Karen Dawn Le Cornu
  • Andrew Lawrence Cornish
  • David Paul Le Heuzé
  • Alison Mary Opfermann
  • Michael Brian Paul Entwistle
  • Michael James Berry

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 Cameron St John Birt, Commissioner
  • Sir William James Bailhache, Commissioner
  • Sir John Henry Boulton Saunders, Commissioner
  • Alan Richard Binnington, Commissioner
  • Matthew John Thompson, Commissioner
  • Caroline Jane Wright, Commissioner