Mazel Le Ruez was appointed Lieutenant-Bailiff of Jersey in 2001. She originally became known in the Island of Jersey for her work as a leader with the girl guides association, being the Island Commissioner and at present its President. In 1988, she was awarded the Laurel Award for exceptional services to Guiding over the last forty-eight years, and recently she was made National Vice-President of the Senior Branch.

Mazel’s love of children, has also taken her to Kenya as a volunteer with the Overseas Aid Party to help at a children’s handicapped centre. In 1975, she was asked to sit on the Juvenile Court Panel for a ten year period, at the end of which time she was asked to become a Jurat (Judge) of the Royal Court (High Court). Mazel was also Chairperson of the Probation Service, and a member of the Prison Board of Visitors.

In 1995, she was the founder and Chairperson of the Jersey Brook Advisory Service for young people, and patron of the Association of Cancer Nurses. In 1997, Mazel was presented with the MBE for her outstanding services to the community.