High Bailiff

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In the Isle of Man the High Bailiff (Manx: Ard-Vaylee) is the head stipendiary magistrate. In Vermont, a high bailiff is a county officer.

1 Isle of Man
2 Vermont
3 References
4 See also

Isle of Man

The current High Bailiff is His Worship Michael Moyle. The current Deputy High Bailiff and Judicial Officer is His Worship Alastair Montgomerie. The High Bailiff and his deputy are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor. The appointments are one of the few occasions when the Lieutenant Governor exercises his own discretion and does not pay regard to the wishes of the Council of Ministers. Originally there were four High Bailiffs presiding in different parts of the Island. These were Castletown, Ramsey, Peel and Douglas. In 1911 Castletown and Douglas merged and Peel and Ramsey merged. Finally in 1933 both offices merged to form the new High Baliff of the Isle of Man.

High Baliffs of Castletown

William Callow, 1777-?
Robert Kelly, 1811-?
John Kelly, 1832-1854
James Gell, 1854-1866
John Moore Jeffcott, 1866-1892
Sir James Gell, 1892-1911

High Baliffs of Douglas

John Cosnahan, 1777-1808
Norris Moore, 1808-1816
John McHutchin, 1816-1819
James Quirk, 1820-1841
John Courtney Bluett, ?-1855
Senhouse Wilson, 1855-1864
Samuel Harris, 1864-1905
Sir James Gell, 1905-1911

High Baliffs of Peel

Robert Farrant, 1777-1794
Captain George Savage, 1794-1802
Thomas Clark, 1802-1807
Hugh Clucas, 1808-1817
James Quirk, 1817-1820
John Llewellyn, 1820-1840
Richard Harrison, 1840-1853
Robert John Moore, 1853-1884
A.N. Laughton, 1884-1911

High Baliffs of Ramsey

John Frissell Crellin, 1777-1794
James Wilks, 1794-1805
Thomas Gawne, 1805-1812
Ewan Gill, 1812-1821
Thomas Arthur Corlett, 1821-1828
John Caesar Gelling, 1828-1832
Frederick Tellett, 1832-1873
Sir Alured Dumbell, 1873-1880
John Corlet LaMothe, 1880-1898
James Murray Cruikshank, 1898-1911

High Baliffs of Douglas and Castletown

James Stowell Gell, 1911-1918
Reginald Douglas Farrant, 1919-1925
William Lay, 1925-1933

High Baliffs of Ramsey and Peel

James Murray Cruikshank, 1911-1916
F. M. LaMothe, 1916-1921
William Lay, 1921-1925
William Percy Cowley, 1925-1933

High Bailiffs of the Isle of Man

William Lay, 1933-?
unknown, ? - 1969
Henry Callow, 1969-1988
unknown, 1988 - ?
Weldon Williams, ? - 1995
Andrew Williamson, 1995 - 2002
Michael Moyle, 2002 - Present

Deputy High Bailiff

unknown, 1933 - 1988
Andrew Williamson, 1988 - 1995
Michael Moyle, 1995 - 2002
unknown, ? - ?
Alastair Montgomerie, ? - Present

Vermont

A Vermont high bailiff is an elected county officer who may serve writs that the sheriff is incompetent to serve. If an arrest warrant is issued against the sheriff, the high bailiff may arrest the sheriff. If the sheriff is confined or the office of sheriff is vacant, the high bailiff carries out the duties of the sheriff.^[1]

References

^ Vermont Statutes Online. Vermont Legislature (2005).