Jack Corrin Explained

John William Corrin (6 January 1932^[1] – 6 April 2019) was a First Deemster of the Isle of Man.^{[2] [3]}

Biography

He was educated at King William's College. He was called to the Manx bar in 1954. He rose to Senior Partner at Dickinson Cruickshank & Co.

He served as Attorney General and Member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man from 1974 to 1980, when he became Second Deemster. He succeeded as First Deemster and Clerk of the Roles in 1988, serving until 1998.

In 1998, he was elected a Freeman of the Borough of Douglas.

He died on 6 April 2019 at the age of 87.^[4]

Judiciary positions

• Attorney General, 1974-1980
• Second Deemster, 1980-1988
• First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls, 1988-1998

Notes and References

1. Web site: Corrin, His Honour John William | Who's WHO & WHO WAS WHO.
2. Web site: Deemster Jack Corrin passes the baton for disabled workshop. 29 December 2010. iomtoday.co.im. 4 December 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20101231062627/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/deemster_jack_corrin_passes_the_baton_for_disabled_workshop_1_2887372. 31 December 2010. dead.
3. Web site: Tynwald Bio. 2011-12-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120426021508/http://tynwald.org.im/tynwald/biographies/corrin-jw.pdf. 2012-04-26. dead.
4. Web site: Jack Corrin. Legacy. Isle of Man Today. 9 April 2019. 9 April 2019.