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Law Officer Biographies

HM Attorney General designate for Jersey

Matthew Jowitt KC

Sworn in as HM Solicitor General: 1 May 2020

Education and Career

  • Educated at Montsaye School, Rothwell, Northamptonshire, and Oxford University
  • Called to the Bar of England and Wales in 1994
  • Practised as a barrister in London chambers before moving to Jersey in 2004
  • Qualified as a Jersey Advocate in 2006
  • Appointed a Crown Advocate in 2006
  • Sworn in as Her Majesty's Solicitor General for the Island of Jersey on 1 May 2020
  • His Majesty’s Attorney General designate for the Island of Jersey from 20 January 2026