Bailiff of Jersey

Bailiff of Jersey
Incumbent Sir Timothy Le Cocq[1] since 17 October 2019
Appointer	Monarch of the United Kingdom, at the recommendation of the Jersey Government
Term length	At His Majesty's Pleasure, at least until retirement (70)
Formation	At least 1204
First holder	Philippe L'Evesque (first attested)
Deputy	Deputy Bailiff of Jersey

The Bailiff of Jersey (French: Le Bailli de Jersey) is the civic head of the Bailiwick of Jersey. In this role, he is not the head of government nor the head of state, but the chief justice of Jersey and presiding officer of Jersey's parliament, the States Assembly. The Bailiff is also the President of the Royal Court. It is similar in role to the Bailiff of Guernsey.

The position of Bailiff was created shortly after the Treaty of Paris 1259 in which the king of England, Henry III, gave up claim to all of the Duchy of Normandy but the Channel Islands. In 1290, separate bailiffs for Jersey and Guernsey were appointed.