Bailiff of Jersey
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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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bailiff of Jersey canonical | 25 |
| Bailiff of Guernsey | 1 |
| Bailli de Jersey | 1 |
| The Bailiff of Jersey | 1 |
| office of 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 |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
Jersey
|
| appointedBy |
Crown
ⓘ
British monarch ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
|
| confersTitle |
Royal Court of Jersey
ⓘ
surface form:
Jurats of the Royal Court of Jersey
|
| country |
Channel Islands (crown dependencies)
ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ Bailiff of Jersey self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Saint Helier
ⓘ
surface form:
St Helier
|
| locatedInTimeZone |
Western European Summer Time
ⓘ
Western European Time ⓘ |
| nativeLabel |
Bailiff of Jersey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bailli de Jersey
|
| nominatedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Seigneur of Sark
ⓘ
surface form:
Warden of the Isles
|
| residence | Bailiff’s Chambers, St Helier ⓘ |
| seat | Royal Court House, St Helier ⓘ |
| sharesHistoryWith |
Bailiff of Jersey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Bailiff of Guernsey
|
| style |
Bailiff of Jersey
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Bailiff of Jersey
|
| subordinateOffice |
Deputy Bailiff of Jersey
ⓘ
Judicial Greffier of Jersey ⓘ Viscount of Jersey ⓘ |
Referenced by (30)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
president of the Superior Number of the Royal Court of Jersey
this entity surface form:
Bailiff of Guernsey
this entity surface form:
The Bailiff of Jersey
this entity surface form:
Bailli de Jersey
this entity surface form:
office of the Bailiff of Jersey