The Judge of Appeal is a part-time
judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...
in the
Isle of Man High Court
The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is governed by the High Court Act 1991. There are four permanent judges of the High Court:
*the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls
*the Second Deemster
*a full-time additional deemster
*the Judg ...
who only sits in the
Staff of Government Division
The Staff of Government Division of the High Court of Justice (usually shortened to Staff of Government Division) is the Court of Appeal in the Isle of Man. It hears all appeals, both criminal and civil, from the High Court. It is the second h ...
, the appeal court.
The position was created by the Judicature (Amendment) Act 1918 which also amalgamated the offices of First
Deemster
A Deemster ( gv, briw) is a judge in the Isle of Man. The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is presided over by a deemster or, in the case of the appeal division of that court, a deemster and the Judge of Appeal. The deemsters also promu ...
and Clerk of the Rolls. The judge must be an English
King's Counsel
In the United Kingdom and in some Commonwealth countries, a King's Counsel ( post-nominal initials KC) during the reign of a king, or Queen's Counsel (post-nominal initials QC) during the reign of a queen, is a lawyer (usually a barrister or ...
.
The current Judge of Appeal is Jeremy Storey KC.
Judges of Appeal
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Sir Francis Taylor KBE KC, 1918-1921
*
Arthur Ashton KC, 1921-1925
*
Ernest Wingate-Saul KC, 1925-1928
*
John Singleton KC, 1928-1933
*
Major Harold Derbyshire MC KC, 1933-1936
*
Robert Chappell KC, 1936-1938
*
John Morris CBE MC KC, 1938-1947
*
Lieutenant-Colonel Patrick Barry MC KC, 1947-1950
*
Albert Gerrard QC, 1950-1953
*
Neville Laski QC, 1953-1956
*
John Crichton QC, 1956-1961
*
Daniel Brabin MC QC, 1961-1962
*
Joseph Cantley OBE QC, 1962-1965
*
Major Richard Bingham TD QC, 1965-1972
*
Lieutenant-Colonel Cecil Clothier QC, 1972-1979
*
Iain Glidewell QC, 1979-1980
*
Benet Hytner QC, 1980-1997
*
Geoffrey Tattersall QC, 1997–2017
*
Jeremy Storey KC, 2017–Present
See also
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Deemster
A Deemster ( gv, briw) is a judge in the Isle of Man. The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is presided over by a deemster or, in the case of the appeal division of that court, a deemster and the Judge of Appeal. The deemsters also promu ...
*
Isle of Man High Court
The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is governed by the High Court Act 1991. There are four permanent judges of the High Court:
*the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls
*the Second Deemster
*a full-time additional deemster
*the Judg ...
*
Clerk of the Rolls
The Clerk of the Rolls ( gv, Cleragh ny Lioaryn) is a judge and Head of the Judiciary in the Isle of Man.
This position was formerly distinct from that of the Deemsters but now the Clerk of the Rolls is held jointly with the office of First Deem ...
*
Manx Judiciary
Manx (; formerly sometimes spelled Manks) is an adjective (and derived noun) describing things or people related to the Isle of Man:
* Manx people
**Manx surnames
* Isle of Man
It may also refer to:
Languages
* Manx language, also known as Man ...
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Manx law
Judiciary of the Isle of Man