The Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC), a regional judicial body supporting six sovereign member states and three British overseas territories under the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States umbrella, has officially announced the appointment of the Honourable Madam Margaret Price Findlay as its new Chief Justice. Her term in the top judicial role is set to commence on April 9.
In an official press statement released by the court, the ECSC highlighted that Price Findlay steps into this new role after a decades-long legal and judicial career marked by exceptional public service, well-regarded judicial reasoning, and unshakable commitment to upholding justice across the Eastern Caribbean sub-region. As Chief Justice, she will oversee core judicial leadership responsibilities and full administrative governance for the regional court system.
The appointment is being framed as a landmark achievement for the region’s ongoing push for judicial excellence, deeper cross-regional cooperation, and stronger enforcement of the rule of law across Eastern Caribbean jurisdictions. Price Findlay’s rise to the position of Chief Justice reflects her decades of exceptional contributions to the regional judiciary and her consistent dedication to both equitable justice and public service across the sub-region, the statement added. Court officials expressed full confidence that under Price Findlay’s stewardship, the ECSC will continue to uphold and advance the highest standards of judicial excellence and adaptive innovation.
Born in Diego Martin, Trinidad and Tobago, Price Findlay’s legal journey began with strong academic foundations. In 1985, she graduated with honors from the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus in Barbados, earning a Bachelor of Laws degree. She went on to complete her legal professional training at Hugh Wooding Law School, obtaining her Legal Education Certificate in 1987. Later that same year, she was called to the Bar of Trinidad and Tobago, officially qualifying her to practice law.
Price Findlay launched her legal career in private practice, holding associate positions at three regional firms between 1987 and 1994: she served as an associate at James Brathwaite Law Firm from 1987 to 1988, moved to Clarke and Company Chambers from 1988 to 1990, and later took an associate role at McW Todman and Company Chambers in the British Virgin Islands from 1991 to 1994. In 1995, she established her own private legal practice in the British Virgin Islands, which grew into a full-service law firm with multiple partners and associates. She led the firm as managing partner until she accepted her first judicial appointment.
Price Findlay’s first judicial posting came in early 2009, when she served as acting High Court Judge for the ECSC in Anguilla from February to May that year. Just months later, in September 2009, she earned a permanent appointment as High Court Judge assigned to Grenada. From September 1, 2015, to August 2022, she was reassigned to St. Lucia, where she served as a judge of the High Court Criminal Division. In September 2022, she earned another promotion, ascending to the ECSC Court of Appeal bench, where she served until her selection as Chief Justice.