States Assembly
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The States Assembly is the parliament of Jersey. Under the States of Jersey Law 2005, the Assembly has 54 members, of whom 49 are elected and entitled to vote. Since the 2026 general election, the ele
States of Jersey Chamber
Bâtiment des États à Saint Hélier à Jersey
Royal coat of arms (Hanoverian) on the States building in St. Helier
1771 Code of the Laws for the Island of Jersey
Bailiff of Jersey
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The Bailiff of Jersey has several roles:
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…The Channel Islands were not absorbed into the Kingdom of England but two offices were appointed; the Warden (the Monarch's representative) and the Bailiff. Other sources state that the Bailiff was in fact appointed initially by the Warden in 1235. The existing Norman customs and laws were allowed to…
Sir Michael Birt (Bailiff from 2009 to 2015) with sculpture of Lord Coutanche (Bailiff 1935–1962) behind.
In this caricature of 1873, Bailiff of Jersey Jean Hammond (left) greets the newly arrived Lieutenant Governor with the question: "Your papers, please?"
Lord Coutanche, Bailiff 1935–1962