The current Attorney General will be appointed as Jersey’s new Deputy Bailiff.
Mark Howard Temple’s appointment was announced in the States Assembly this morning, and he is due to take up the role – the second-highest legal office in Jersey – in early 2026.
The current Deputy Bailiff, Robert MacRae, is set to become Bailiff at the end of this week – following the retirement of Sir Timothy Le Cocq.
Educated at King’s College School in London and at Cambridge University, Mr Temple moved to Jersey in 2003 and qualified as a Jersey Advocate in 2005.
He became a Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 2015 and served as Solicitor General for the island from 2015 to 2020.
He has been in his current role as Attorney General since March 2020.
Mr Temple said: “It is a great honour to have the opportunity to serve the Island as Deputy Bailiff of Jersey. I look forward to supporting the work of the Bailiff and the Bailiff’s Chambers, to working with the Jurats of the Royal Court, States Members and the Judicial and States Greffe.
I am conscious of the high standards set by my predecessors, which I will endeavour to uphold.”
Mr Robert MacRae, Bailiff Delegate, added: “I was delighted to announce in the States Assembly this morning that Mr Temple has been named as the next Deputy Bailiff by His Majesty The King.
Mr Temple has served the Island as a Law Officer for ten years and I have every confidence that his experience and attributes will serve him well as a judge of the Royal Court and a presiding officer of the States Assembly.”
