Sir
Timothy Le Cocq
KC
Bailiff of Jersey
Assumed office
17 October 2019[1][2]
MonarchsElizabeth II
Charles III
GovernorSir John McColl
Sir Stephen Dalton
Jerry Kyd
Preceded byWilliam Bailhache
Personal details
Born1956 (age 67–68)[3]
Jersey
NationalityBritish
Children4[3]
Alma materKeele University
OccupationLawyer

Sir Timothy John Le Cocq KC (born 1956[3]) is a Jersey lawyer who is the current Bailiff of Jersey.[4] He was sworn in on 17 October 2019.[5]

Early life

Le Cocq was born in Jersey. He attended Beaulieu Convent School, De La Salle College and Keele University.[3]

Career

Le Cocq was called to the English Bar in 1981 and to the Jersey Bar in 1985. He became a Crown Advocate in 1996[6] and was appointed as Her Majesty's Solicitor General on 8 April 2008.[4] He became Attorney General on 10 November 2009, Deputy Bailiff on 2 April 2015[4][6] and Bailiff on 17 October 2019.[1]

Le Cocq was knighted in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to Jersey.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 Heath, Richard (17 October 2019). "New Bailiff sworn in". www.jerseyeveningpost.com. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "New Bailiff Takes Office". Channel 103. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Targett, Tania (2 January 2019). "I Care Very Much About the Welfare of Jersey". Jersey Evening Post. pp. 4–5. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 "Members". States of Jersey. 20 November 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  5. ↑ Redoulès, Elodie. "WATCH: Meet Jersey's bearded, sword-wielding new Bailiff..." Bailiwick Express. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  6. 1 2 "Jersey's Deputy Bailiff sworn in". ITV News. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. ↑ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B2.
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