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A 'deemster' () is a judge in the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man High Court is presided over by a deemster or the Judge of Appeal. The deemsters also promulgate the Laws on Tynwald Day by reading them out to the people in English and Manx.
Previously the First and Second Deemsters had seats in the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. The Second Deemster was removed by the Isle of Man Constitution (Amendment) Act 1965 and the First Deemster was removed by Isle of Man Constitution (Amendment) Act 1975.
There are only three full time judges or deemsters in the Isle of Man. These are the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls, who is also the Deputy Lieutenant Governor, the Second Deemster, and the Deputy Deemster.
The current Judges of the High Court of Justice, appointed by Her Majesty the Queen are:

★ the First Deemster () and Clerk of the Rolls (), Michael Kerruish QC

★ the Second Deemster, David Doyle QC

★ the Deputy Deemster, Andrew Williamson and

★ the Judge of Appeal, Geoffrey Tattersall QC
By virtue of being ''ex-officio'' Deputy Governor, the First Deemster acts in place of the Lieutenant Governor during a vacancy in that office.

Contents

First Deemsters

First Deemsters and Clerk of the Rolls

Second Deemsters

Deputy Deemsters

See also

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First Deemsters

★ Daniel Lace, 1765-1812

★ John Crellin, 1812-1816

★ Norris Moore, 1816-1819

★ Thomas Gawne, 1819-1823

★ John Christian, 1823-1847

★ John Joseph Heywood, 1847-1855

★ Sir William Drinkwater, 1855-1898

★ Sir James Gell, 1898-1900

★ Thomas Kneen, 1900-1905

★ Stevenson Stewart Moore, 1905-1916

First Deemsters and Clerk of the Rolls

★ Stevenson Stewart Moore, 1916-1921

★ Charles Cheslyn Callow, 1921-1934

★ Reginald Douglas Farrant, 1934-1947

★ William Percy Cowley, 1947-1958

★ Sydney James Kneale, 1958-1969

★ George Edgar Moore, 1969-1974

★ Robert Kinley Eason, 1974-1980

★ Arthur Christian Luft, 1980-1988

★ John William Corrin QC, , 1988-1998

★ Thomas William Cain QC, 1998-2003

★ Michael Kerruish QC, 2003 - Present

Second Deemsters

★ Peter John Heywood, 1765-1768

★ Daniel Mylrea, 1768-1773

★ Thomas Moore, 1773-1794

★ John Crellin, 1794-1816

★ Thomas Gawne, 1816-1819

★ John Christian, 1819-1820

★ John McHutchin, 1820-1821

★ John Joseph Heywood, 1821-1847

★ Sir William Drinkwater, 1847-1855

★ John Clucas Stephen, 1855-1880

★ Sir Alured Dumbell, 1880-1883

★ Richard Sherwood, 1883-1884

★ John Frederick Gill, 1884-1899

★ Thomas Kneen, 1899-1900

★ Stevenson Stewart Moore, 1900-1905

★ Charles Callow, 1905-1921

★ Frederick Malcolm Lamothe, 1921-1925

★ Reginald Douglas Farrant, 1925-1934

★ William Percy Cowley, 1934-1947

★ Ramsey Gelling Johnson, 1947-1954

★ James Arthur Cain, 1954-1957

★ Sydney James Kneale, 1957-1958

★ Bruce MacPherson, 1958-1969

★ Robert Eason, 1969-1974

★ Arthur Luft, 1974-1980

★ Jack Corrin QC, , 1980-1988

★ Henry Callow, , 1988-1993

★ Thomas William Cain QC, , 1993-1998

★ Michael Kerruish QC, 1998-2003

★ David Doyle QC, 2003 - Present

Deputy Deemsters

★ Peter Smith QC, ?-?

★ Andrew Williamson, ? - 2008

★ Andrew Corlett, 2008-present

See also

★ Tynwald

★ Clerk of the Rolls

★ Manx Judiciary

External links

★ Isle of Man Courts