Mike Kerruish
Kerruish in 2007.
First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls
In office 2003 – 14 July 2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Ian Macfadyen
Preceded by	William Cain
Succeeded by	David Doyle
Personal details
Born	(1948-11-02)2 November 1948 Isle of Man
Died	14 July 2010(2010-07-14) (aged 61) Isle of Man
Nationality	Manx
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Marianne Butt (m. 1973–2010, his death)
Children	1 son, 1 daughter
Profession	Judge

His Honour John Michael Kerruish QC (2 November 1948^[1] – 14 July 2010) was a Manx lawyer, who was the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls on the Isle of Man.

Early life

Born on 2 November 1948 to John Daniel and Olive Mona Kerruish, he was educated at Douglas High School for Boys, and later went on to study at University of Leeds.

Career

He acted as Deputy Governor and as the Lieutenant Governor for a period of about a month in 2005. Formerly he was the Second Deemster and prior to that Attorney General and thus sat in the Legislative Council.

Deemster Kerruish Award

The Deemster Kerruish Award was created two days after Kerruish's death. This award is to be presented "to the young lawyer who has shown most endeavour and progress in the preceding year".^[2]

Personal life

Kerruish married Marianne (née Butt) in 1973. They remained together until his death in July 2010. They had 1 son and 1 daughter together.

Death

He died of cancer at Hospice Isle of Man on 14 July 2010 at the age of 61.^[3]