A retired banker and a financial adviser will contest the latest vacancy for Jurat.
A Jurat is one of the oldest and most important judicial roles in Jersey, dating back to the 1300s.
Jurats are finders of facts and work with the judge to determine sentences. They also hold the power to determine verdicts.
In addition, they deal with matters like granting or refusing bail applications, they constitute Jersey’s Licensing Assembly, oversee elections as returning officers, amongst other civil and legal responsibilities.
It was confirmed on Friday that two nominations have been received for the vacancy on the Jurats’ bench created by the retirement of Dr Gareth Hughes after six years’ service.
Michael Edmund Powell (66), a semi-retired private client adviser living in Trinity, has been proposed by Advocate Michael O’Connell, with Deputy David Warr his seconder.
St Brelade-based Donald Christopher Gardener (65), meanwhile, has been proposed by Advocate Stephen Baker, seconded by Deputy Helen Miles.
The Electoral College, comprising members of the Royal Court and States Members, will be meeting at 9.30am on Thursday 27 February to conduct the election.
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Express previously sat down with retired Jurat and Lieutenant Bailiff Collette Crill to discuss diversity on the Royal Court bench, the importance of having women in positions of power, some of her most memorable moments in the role, and how she plans to spend her free time for the Bailiwick Podcast.
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