What is a deemster?
Q: What is a deemster?
A: A deemster is a judge in the Isle of Man.
Q: What is the High Court of Justice in the Isle of Man?
A: The High Court of Justice is presided over by a deemster.
Q: What do deemsters do on Tynwald Day?
A: Deemsters read out the Isle of Man's laws in English and Manx to the people, making them official.
Q: How many full-time Deemsters are currently in the Isle of Man?
A: There are three full-time Deemsters in the Isle of Man.
Q: What are the ancient offices of the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls?
A: The offices of First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls are ancient offices and were joined in 1918.
Q: Who appoints the First Deemster, Second Deemster, and Judge of Appeal?
A: The monarch, acting on the advice of the UK's Secretary of State for Justice, appoints the First Deemster, Second Deemster and Judge of Appeal.
Q: What does the First Deemster do in the absence of the Lieutenant Governor?
A: The First Deemster acts in place of the Lieutenant Governor in the latter's absence or during a vacancy in that office.
