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Derek Achong

Pres­i­dent Chris­tine Kan­ga­loo will have to se­lect the coun­try’s next Chief Jus­tice at some point over the next 12 months. This comes as Chief Jus­tice Ivor Archie an­nounced his plan to re­tire while de­liv­er­ing his an­nu­al ad­dress at the open­ing of the 2025/2026 Law Term yes­ter­day.

The an­nounce­ment by Archie, who is the coun­try’s longest-serv­ing Chief Jus­tice af­ter more than 17 years at the helm of the Ju­di­cia­ry, was not a sur­prise for some, as there were re­ports about his de­ci­sion in the lead-up to his ad­dress.