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Canonical ID: ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e · Entity type: Person (reference)
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Person:classification | National government (current) | ann_pep_positions | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | ||||
Person:country | ky | eng | ky_judicial | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | |||
Person:id | d8924746a081c232f306e313a383676d6da8f30d | eng | ky_judicial | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | |||
Person:id | a24be455b62f33b31aa916117d3cbe72b10dd95d | ann_pep_positions | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | ||||
Person:name | Michael Birt | eng | ky_judicial | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | |||
Person:notes | Appointed since 2018 QUALIFICATIONS Sir Michael Birt was educated at St Michael’s Preparatory School in Jersey and then at Marlborough College, Wiltshire He attended Magdalene College, Cambridge University from 1966 – 1969 where he obtained a degree in law (LL.B) He was called to the English Bar in 1970. After pupillage at 7 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn he joined Common Law Chambers as a tenant at 2 Crown Office Row, Temple where he practised as a Barrister until 1975 On 3rd October 1977, he qualified as a Jersey Advocate He was appointed a QC in 1995 BAR, JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE In 1976, he joined the firm of Ogier & Le Cornu in Jersey; He became a Partner of Ogier & Le Cornu on 1st January 1978 and was appointed a Crown Advocate in 1987; In January 1994, he was sworn in as Attorney General for Jersey; He served as Deputy Bailiff of Jersey from February 2000 until July 2009; He was sworn in as Bailiff (Chief Justice) of Jersey in July 2009 and retired in January 2015; He currently sits as a Commissioner (Judge) of the Royal Court of Jersey and is a Member of the Courts of Appeal in Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man; His appointment to Cayman Islands Court of Appeal begins in November 2018 | eng | ky_judicial | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | |||
Person:sourceUrl | https://judicial.ky/team/hon-justice-sir-michael-birt-kc/ | eng | ky_judicial | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | |||
Person:topics | role.pep | eng | ky_judicial | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | |||
Person:topics | role.judge | eng | ky_judicial | ky-ja-c4976cda47aa737296d80ebdb6a9893e9990295e | |||