William Bailhache

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

(1953-06-24) 24 June 1953 (age 71)[3]
Jersey
NationalityBritish
OccupationLawyer

Sir William James Bailhache KC (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 was sworn in as an Advocate on 9 September 1976.

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]

  1. ^ a b Heath, Richard (17 October 2019). "New Bailiff sworn in". www.jerseyeveningpost.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Senator - Sir William James Bailhache". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Bailhache, Sir William (James)". Bailhache, William James, (Born 24 June 1953), QC 2000; Bailiff of Jersey, since 2015 (Deputy Bailiff, 2009–15). Who's Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u6163.
  4. ^ "Bailhache, Sir William (James)". Bailhache, William James, (Born 24 June 1953), QC 2000; Bailiff of Jersey, since 2015 (Deputy Bailiff, 2009–15). Who's Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U6163.
  5. ^ "Members". Statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  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. 2 November 2009. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. ^ "No. 61962". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 June 2017. p. B2.