AFTER nearly two decades leading the Judiciary, Chief Justice Ivor Archie announced Tuesday he will retire before reaching the mandatory age limit. The declaration came during his address at the ceremonial opening of the 2025-2026 law term in the Convocation Hall of the Hall of Justice, on September 16.

Archie, 65, said he had always planned to leave at that age, the retirement threshold when he was appointed chief justice in 2008. “That was what I envisaged, and that is what I prepared for,” he told judges, judicial staff and politicians. The retirement age for judges was raised to 70 in 2020.

Although Archie gave no exact date for his departure, he said he chose to make the announcement now.