Ivor Archie

Ivor Archie (born 18 August 1960) is a Trinidadian jurist who served as Chief Justice of Trinidad and Tobago from 2008 to 2025. He was formerly Solicitor general of the Cayman Islands from 1995 until his return to Trinidad in 1998.

Personal life

He was born on 18 August 1960, in Tobago. He attended Scarborough Anglican Boys’ School, Bishop’s High School, and St Mary’s College. and convicted felon who fled Trinidad after surviving an attempted shooting. LATT conducted its investigation and voted to report Archie to the Prime Minister, who has sole authority in Trinidad and Tobago for recommending discipline and removal of judges. Prime Minister Keith Rowley declined to pursue impeachment, saying that he had been advised there was a "lack of evidence".

Archie retired as chief justice on October 22, 2025. Despite a constitutional amendment in 2020 which had changed the retirement age of the chief justice from 65 to 70, Archie indicated that it had always been his intention to retire at the age of 65.