THE HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE IVOR ARCHIE

Biography of Mr. Justice Ivor Archie
Chief Justice & President of the Court of Appeal

The Honourable Chief Justice was born on the 18th of August, 1960 in Tobago.  He attended Scarborough Anglican Boys’ School and Bishop’s High School where he completed his O’ levels.  He also attended St. Mary’s College in Port of Spain at which he sat his A’ level exams.  Having attained a B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering (Upper Second Class Hons.) from the University of West Indies, the Honourable Chief Justice entered the University of Southampton and gained an Upper Second Honours degree in Law.  From there, he proceeded to the Hugh Wooding Law School and was admitted to the Bar in 1986.

The Honourable Chief Justice spent a significant part of his legal career in the service of the Government of the Cayman Islands, first as Crown Counsel and Senior Crown Counsel from 1990 to 1995 and then as Solicitor General from 1995 to 1998.  In 1998, he was appointed to the High Court Bench of Trinidad and Tobago and then to the Court of Appeal in 2004.

In addition to his judicial responsibilities, The Honourable Chief Justice has most recently served as Chairman of the Board of the Judicial Education Institute and has also participated in important Court projects, such as the implementation of the New Rules of the Supreme Court.  The Honourable Chief Justice is a Fellow of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute and is therefore a qualified trainer of those responsible for the design and delivery of Judicial Education Programs.

With interests that range from theology to lawn tennis, the Honourable Chief Justice is also a member of the well-known Lydians choir. He is married with two children.