Jayne Hughes is a British jurist who was

High Bailiff The High Bailiff () is a legal position held within the Isle of Man. The High Bailiff is the head stipendiary magistrate. The current High Bailiff is Her Worship Jayne Hughes, who took office on 11 March 2019. The High Bailiff and their deput ...

of the

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(the senior stipendiary magistrate) from 2019 until retiring in 2023. She had previously served as Deputy High Bailiff on the Isle of Man since 2011.

Early life and career

Hughes served briefly in the

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before getting married and moving to

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. After her second child began school, Hughes obtained a LLB Honours First Class at the

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at the University of Liverpool as an adult student. She worked at the Attorney General’s Chambers and with the

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. She worked to implement the "Simple, Speedy Summary Justice" initiative with the Crown Prosecution Service in England before being seconded to the Chambers of the Attorney General in the Isle of Man.

High Bailiff

In 2011, Hughes was appointed as Deputy High Bailiff and in 2019 was appointed as High Bailiff, succeeding

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. She is believed to be the first woman to hold a full-time salaried position in the Manx Judiciary. She received her appointment from

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, then

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. In her capacity as Coroner of Inquests, Hughes found that a gold and crystal ring discovered on the Isle of Man in December 2020, bearing the insignia of

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, was legally "treasure" under the Treasure Act 2017. Hughes announced in September 2022 that she was stepping down as High Bailiff, with the government conducting interviews in November of that year. She was replaced in that position by James Brooks, the Deputy High Bailiff since 2021, who was sworn in after her official retirement in April 2023.

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