Bailiff of Jersey

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civic office judicial office public office

The Bailiff of Jersey is the chief civic and judicial officer of the island of Jersey, presiding over its Royal Court and States Assembly and serving as its principal representative.

Aliases (4)

Bailiff of Guernsey ×1
Bailli de Jersey ×1
The Bailiff of Jersey ×1
president of the Superior Number of the Royal Court of Jersey ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	civic office → judicial office → public office →
appliesToJurisdiction	Jersey →
appointedBy	Crown → Monarch of the United Kingdom →
confersTitle	Jurats of the Royal Court of Jersey →
country	Jersey →
hasDuty	to maintain the independence of the judiciary of Jersey → to represent Jersey in its external relations on ceremonial occasions → to uphold the rule of law in Jersey →
hasJurisdiction	civil law in Jersey → constitutional matters in Jersey → criminal law in Jersey →
hasLegalAuthorityOver	Court of Appeal of Jersey → Magistrate’s Court of Jersey in appellate capacity → Royal Court of Jersey →
hasRole	chief civic officer of Jersey → chief justice of Jersey → guardian of the constitution of Jersey → head of the judiciary of Jersey → president of the Court of Appeal of Jersey → president of the Inferior Number of the Royal Court of Jersey → president of the Royal Court of Jersey → president of the States Assembly’s Privileges and Procedures in certain functions → president of the Superior Number of the Royal Court of Jersey → presiding officer of the Royal Court of Jersey → presiding officer of the States Assembly of Jersey → principal representative of Jersey → speaker of the States Assembly of Jersey →
inception	circa 1250 →
isPartOf	Channel Islands constitutional arrangements →
legalSystem	English common law influences → customary law of Jersey → mixed legal system of Jersey →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	St Helier →
locatedInTimeZone	Western European Summer Time → Western European Time →
nativeLabel	Bailli de Jersey →
nominatedBy	United Kingdom government →
officeCreatedIn	13th century →
officeHolderOf	Royal Court of Jersey → States Assembly of Jersey →
officialLanguageUsed	English → French → Jèrriais →
overseesBody	Jurats of Jersey → Royal Court of Jersey → States Assembly of Jersey →
partOf	Government of Jersey → Judiciary of Jersey → States Assembly of Jersey →
positionHeldIn	Royal Court of Jersey → States Assembly of Jersey →
precededBy	Warden of the Isles →
residence	Bailiff’s Chambers, St Helier →
seat	Royal Court House, St Helier →
sharesHistoryWith	Bailiff of Guernsey →
style	The Bailiff of Jersey →
subordinateOffice	Deputy Bailiff of Jersey → Judicial Greffier of Jersey → Viscount of Jersey →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Bailiff of Jersey ("president of the Superior Number of the Royal Court of Jersey") →	hasRole
States Assembly of Jersey →	historicalPresidingOfficerTitle
Bailiff of Jersey ("Bailli de Jersey") →	nativeLabel
Sir George Carteret →	positionHeld
Bailiff of Jersey ("Bailiff of Guernsey") →	sharesHistoryWith
Bailiff of Jersey ("The Bailiff of Jersey") →	style