High bailiff
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In the Isle of Man the High Bailiff is the head stipendiary magistrate. In Vermont, USA a high bailiff is a county officer.
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.
Originally there were 4 High Baliffs 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
- James Stowell 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
- James Stowell 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-?
- Henry Callow, 1969-1988
- Andrew Williamson, ?-?
- Michael Moyle, ?-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.References
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