William Bailhache

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.

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[3]
Jersey
NationalityBritish
OccupationLawyer

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. 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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