William Bailhache

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Sir William Bailhache
Bailiff of Jersey
In office
29 January 2015 – 11 October 2019[1]
Preceded byMichael Birt
Succeeded byTim Le Cocq
Personal details
Born
William James Bailhache[2]

(1953-06-24) 24 June 1953 (age 68)[3]
Jersey
NationalityBritish
OccupationLawyer

Sir William James Bailhache (born 24 June 1953) is a Jersey lawyer who was Bailiff of Jersey from 29 January 2015[4][5] until 11 October 2019.[6][1] He is the brother of Sir Philip Bailhache who previously served as Bailiff.

He was educated at Charterhouse School and Merton College, Oxford.

He held the position of Her Majesty's Attorney General in Jersey for almost 10 years[7] before being sworn in as the island's Deputy Bailiff on 2 November 2009 and then as Bailiff 29 February 2015 until 11 October 2019.

He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2017 Birthday Honours.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Heath, Richard. "New Bailiff sworn in". www.jerseyeveningpost.com. Retrieved 2019-10-17.
  2. ^ "Senator - Sir William James Bailhache". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2015-10-04.
  3. ^ "Bailhache, Sir William (James)". Who's Who. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u6163. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "BAILHACHE, William James (born 1953), QC 2000; Bailiff of Jersey, since 2015 (Deputy Bailiff, 2009–15) : Who's Who – oi". Oxfordindex.oup.com. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U6163. Retrieved 2016-03-24. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Members". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  6. ^ Jersey, States of. "Bailiff announces he will retire next year". statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  7. ^ "Europe | Jersey | Bailhache sworn in amid protests". BBC News. 2009-11-02. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
  8. ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B2.
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