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John Michael Kerruish QC (2 November 1948 – 14 July 2010) was a

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lawyer, who was the First Deemster and

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on the

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Early life

Born on 2 November 1948 to John Daniel and Olive Mona Kerruish, he was educated at Douglas High School for Boys, and later went on to study at

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Career

He acted as Deputy Governor and as the

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for a period of about a month in 2005. Formerly he was the Second Deemster and prior to that

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and thus sat in the Legislative Council.

Deemster Kerruish Award

The Deemster Kerruish Award was created two days after Kerruish's death. This award is to be presented "to the young lawyer who has shown most endeavour and progress in the preceding year".

Personal life

Kerruish married Marianne (née Butt) in 1973. They remained together until his death in July 2010. They had 1 son and 1 daughter together.

Death

He died of cancer at Hospice Isle of Man on 14 July 2010 at the age of 61.

References

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