William Bailhache
{{short description|Jersey lawyer}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sir William Bailhache
| honorific_suffix = KC
| office = Bailiff of Jersey
| term_start = 29 January 2015
| term_end = 11 October 2019{{Cite web|url=https://www.jerseyeveningpost.com/news/2019/10/17/new-bailiff-sworn-in/|title=New Bailiff sworn in|last=Heath|first=Richard|website=www.jerseyeveningpost.com|date=17 October 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-10-17}}
| predecessor = Michael Birt
| successor = Timothy Le Cocq
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|6|24|df=y}}{{cite encyclopedia |entry=Bailhache, Sir William (James) |encyclopedia=Who's Who |date=1 December 2007 |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u6163 |language=en|title=Bailhache, William James, (Born 24 June 1953), QC 2000; Bailiff of Jersey, since 2015 (Deputy Bailiff, 2009–15) }}
| birth_place = Jersey
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| birthname = William James Bailhache{{cite web|url=http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/Pages/Members.aspx?MemberId=150 |title=Senator - Sir William James Bailhache |publisher=Statesassembly.gov.je |access-date=2015-10-04}}
| nationality = British
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| occupation = Lawyer
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Sir William James Bailhache KC (born 24 June 1953) is a Jersey lawyer and judge.
Early life
Bailhache was educated at Charterhouse School and Merton College, Oxford.
He is the brother of Sir Philip Bailhache who also served as HM Attorney General, Deputy Bailiff, and Bailiff.
Bailhache was called to the English Bar in 1975 and was sworn in as a Jersey Advocate in September 1976.
Legal Career
Bailhache was a partner at Bailhache & Bailhache (subsequently Bailhache Labese) 1977–1999.{{cite book |title=Bailhache, Sir William |date=2008 |publisher=A & C Black |location=London |edition=2008 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/ |access-date=27 November 2024}}
Bailhache served as HM Attorney General 2000–2009.
Judicial appointments
Bailhache served as Deputy Bailiff 2009–2015 and Bailiff 2015–2019.
He is currently a Commissioner of the Royal Court and sits as a judge of the Jersey Court of Appeal.{{Cite encyclopedia |entry=Bailhache, Sir William (James) |date=1 December 2007 |encyclopedia=Who's Who |publisher=Oxford University Press |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U6163|title=Bailhache, William James, (Born 24 June 1953), QC 2000; Bailiff of Jersey, since 2015 (Deputy Bailiff, 2009–15) }}{{cite web|url=http://www.statesassembly.gov.je/Pages/Members.aspx?MemberId=150 |title=Members |publisher=Statesassembly.gov.je |access-date=2016-03-24}}{{cite web|url=https://statesassembly.gov.je/news/pages/Bailiff-announces-retirement.aspx|title=Bailiff announces he will retire next year|first=States of|last=Jersey|website=statesassembly.gov.je|access-date=14 October 2018}}
He was appointed a Deemster in the Isle of Man in 2015.{{cite book |title=Who's Who 2024 |date=2024 |publisher=A & C Black |location=London |edition=2024 |url=https://www.ukwhoswho.com/display/10.1093/ww/9780199540884.001.0001/ww-9780199540884-e-6163}}
He was made a Knight Bachelor in the 2017 Birthday Honours.{{London Gazette|issue=61962|supp=y|page=B2|date=17 June 2017}}
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Category:People educated at Charterhouse School
Category:Alumni of Merton College, Oxford
Category:Lawyers awarded knighthoods
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