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This is a list of sheriffs and high sheriffs of the English county of Warwickshire.. The Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions are now largely ceremonial.
Rajvinder Kaur Gill became Warwickshire’s 690th High Sheriff and will serve the County for the 2024/25 Shrieval year. “I extend my heartfelt appreciation to everyone whose support and trust has allowed me to undertake this esteemed position. A role of great importance to the County of Warwickshire and the Sikh Community as, after over 1000 ...
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There have been High Sheriff’s for at least 1,000 years. The original “Shire Reeves” were Royal officials appointed to enforce the King’s interests in a County, in particular the collection of revenues and the enforcement of law and order. High Sheriff’s had extensive powers. They judged cases in monthly courts and acted as law ...
Apr 6, 2023 · At a formal inauguration on Maundy Thursday 6 April, Sophie Hilleary became Warwickshire’s 689th High Sheriff and will serve the County for the 2023/24 Shrieval year. On Maundy Thursday the ancient ceremony was held to transfer the title of High Sheriff from David Kelham Esquire to Sophie Hilleary in the former courthouse at The Old Shire ...
Apr 22, 2022 · At a formal inauguration on Maundy Thursday 14 April, David Kelham became Warwickshire’s 688th High Sheriff and will serve the County for the 2022/23 Shrieval year. On Maundy Thursday the ancient ceremony was held to transfer the title of High Sheriff from the The Lady Willoughby de Broke to David Kelham Esquire in The Chapel of St. James by ...
High sheriff. A high sheriff is a ceremonial officer for each shrieval county of England and Wales and Northern Ireland or the chief sheriff of a number of paid sheriffs in U.S. states who outranks and commands the others in their court-related functions. In Canada, the High Sheriff provides administrative services to the supreme and provincial ...
