Nation salutes Justice Forte’s legacy of service and integrity

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June 6, 2026

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Retired Court of Appeal President Justice Ian Forte has died at age 89.

He enjoyed a legal career spanning more than five decades and held some of the highest judicial offices in Jamaica and across the Caribbean.

He served as Jamaica's director of public prosecutions (DPP) from 1977 to 1988 before joining the Court of Appeal, where he served from 1988 to 1999. He later became president of the Court of Appeal, from which he retired in 2005.

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