Andrew Williamson was the Deputy Deemster

Deemster

A deemster is a judge in the Isle of Man. The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is presided over by a deemster or, in the case of the appeal division of that court, a deemster and the Judge of Appeal...

 of the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

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Andrew Williamson was born in Douglas

Douglas, Isle of Man

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 in December 1946 and brought up in Kirk Michael. He was educated at Michael School and then Ramsey Grammar School

Ramsey Grammar School

Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man.A grammar school has existed in Ramsey since 1681. It moved to Lezayre Road in 1933 and was housed in a building that now forms the east building of the present school...

, before leaving the Island to study law at Nottingham Regional College of Technology. He then joined the Middle Temple

Middle Temple

The Honourable Society of the Middle Temple, commonly known as Middle Temple, is one of the four Inns of Court exclusively entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers; the others being the Inner Temple, Gray's Inn and Lincoln's Inn...

 and was subsequently called to the Bar.

After being called to the bar, he practiced in and around London

London

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 and became deputy clerk to the justices in inner London for two years before becoming clerk to the justices in Ashford, Kent

Ashford, Kent

Ashford is a town in the borough of Ashford in Kent, England. In 2005 it was voted the fourth best place to live in the United Kingdom. It lies on the Great Stour river, the M20 motorway, and the South Eastern Main Line and High Speed 1 railways. Its agricultural market is one of the most...

. He then returned home and was appointed Deputy High Bailiff. He went on to become High Bailiff

High Bailiff

In the Isle of Man the High Bailiff is the head stipendiary magistrate.In Vermont, a high bailiff is a county officer.-Isle of Man:The current High Bailiff is His Worship John Needham, who took office on 30 January 2010 on the retirement of Mr Michael Moyle. Mr Needham was previously Clerk to the...

 and an Acting Deemster for 6 years before become Deputy Deemster, specializing in family law, landlord and tenant and contract cases. He retired on 6 January 2008.

He is a keen singer and twice won the "Cleveland Medal".

He is possibly the worst civil court judge the Isle of Man has ever had.

Judicial positions

• Deputy High Bailiff, 6 January 1988 - January 1995
• High Bailiff
  High Bailiff
  In the Isle of Man the High Bailiff is the head stipendiary magistrate.In Vermont, a high bailiff is a county officer.-Isle of Man:The current High Bailiff is His Worship John Needham, who took office on 30 January 2010 on the retirement of Mr Michael Moyle. Mr Needham was previously Clerk to the...
  
  , January 1995 - 1st September 2002
• Deputy Deemster, 1st September 2002 - 6 January 2008