He was sworn in as an advocate of the Royal Court on 3 October 1977.[3] From 1976 to 1993 he was in private practice with the Jersey law firm Ogier & Le Cornu. In January 1994 he was appointed as HM Attorney General for Jersey. In February 2000, he became Deputy Bailiff.[citation needed]
A group of protesters demonstrated outside Birt's swearing-in ceremony in the Royal Court of Jersey, angry about decisions not to bring more prosecutions following investigations into child abuse in Jersey.[7]
As Bailiff of Jersey, Birt was an ex officio member of the Jersey Court of Appeal. In December 2013, Sir Michael announced he would retire as Bailiff of Jersey in January 2015.[8]
Honoursedit
Birt was appointed a QC learned in the law of Jersey in 1995. He was knighted in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to the Crown and the community in Jersey.[9][10]
Referencesedit
^Profile, jerseycourts.je; accessed 11 November 2014. Archived 12 November 2014 at archive.today
^. Archived from the original on 19 June 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
External linksedit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Birt.
Official biography
Profile on Guernsey Society website
October 27, 2023
michael, birt, barrister, other, people, with, same, name, michael, birt, michael, cameron, john, birt, born, august, 1948, 88th, bailiff, jersey, channel, islands, michael, birtkcmichael, birt, pictured, ceremonial, function, 2011bailiff, jerseyin, office, 20. For other people with the same name see Michael Birt Sir Michael Cameron St John Birt KC born 25 August 1948 was the 88th Bailiff of Jersey in the Channel Islands Sir Michael BirtKCMichael Birt pictured at a ceremonial function in 2011Bailiff of JerseyIn office 2009 2015Preceded byPhilip BailhacheSucceeded byWilliam BailhachePersonal detailsBorn 1948 08 25 August 25 1948NationalityBritishBirt was educated in Jersey at St Michael s Preparatory School then at Marlborough College He went on to read law at Magdalene College Cambridge He was called to the English Bar in 1970 and practised as a barrister at 2 Crown Office Row for five years 1 He returned to Jersey and qualified at the Jersey Bar in 1977 2 He was sworn in as an advocate of the Royal Court on 3 October 1977 3 From 1976 to 1993 he was in private practice with the Jersey law firm Ogier amp Le Cornu In January 1994 he was appointed as HM Attorney General for Jersey In February 2000 he became Deputy Bailiff citation needed In July 2009 he was appointed Bailiff in succession to Sir Philip Bailhache 4 5 6 A group of protesters demonstrated outside Birt s swearing in ceremony in the Royal Court of Jersey angry about decisions not to bring more prosecutions following investigations into child abuse in Jersey 7 As Bailiff of Jersey Birt was an ex officio member of the Jersey Court of Appeal In December 2013 Sir Michael announced he would retire as Bailiff of Jersey in January 2015 8 Honours editBirt was appointed a QC learned in the law of Jersey in 1995 He was knighted in the 2012 Birthday Honours for services to the Crown and the community in Jersey 9 10 References edit Profile jerseycourts je accessed 11 November 2014 Archived 12 November 2014 at archive today Who s Who London A amp C Black 2008 New advocate will maintain tradition Jersey Weekly Post 14 October 1977 dead link BBC News Michael Birt to become bailiff accessed 11 November 2014 B Queree New Bailiff to take up reins in June Jersey Evening Post Archived 2018 09 09 at the Wayback Machine Channel Online Michael Birt is sworn as Bailiff channelonline tv accessed 11 November 2014 Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Protestors heckle Bailiff channelonline accessed 11 November 2014 Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Birt announces retirement as Jersey Bailiff bbc co uk accessed 11 November 2014 No 60173 The London Gazette Supplement 16 June 2012 p 2 Crowning their careers Archived from the original on 19 June 2012 Retrieved 16 June 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Birt Official biography Profile on Guernsey Society website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Michael Birt barrister amp oldid 1128991135, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
