Trinidadian-born Justice Margaret Price-Findlay was sworn in as acting Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) on May 2. She will act from May 5 to February 25, 2026, until the regional court’s judicial and legal service commission appoints a substantive Chief Justice.
She replaces Acting Chief Justice St. Lucian Mario Michel, who retired from the post recently.
She is the first from outside the Eastern Caribbean to hold that position, as all the chief justices in the history of the court have come from within the Eastern Caribbean.
Justice Price Findlay began her legal career as an Associate in the Law Firm of James Brathwaite from 1987 to 1988. Between 1988 and 1990, she was an Associate in the Chambers of Clarke and Company; between 1991 and 1994, she held the position of Associate in the Chambers of McW Todman and Company in the Territory of the Virgin Islands. In 1995, she founded her private legal practice in the Virgin Islands, which expanded into a law firm with other notable partners and associates. Justice Price Findlay served as managing partner in her firm until she was appointed to act as a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, assigned to Anguilla from February to May 2009.
In September 2009, Justice Price Findlay was appointed a High Court Judge assigned to Grenada. From 1st September 2015 to August 2022, she was assigned to Saint Lucia and served as a judge of the Criminal Division of the High Court. On 1st September 2022, Justice Price Findlay was elevated to the Court of Appeal Bench.
Justice Price Findlay brings extensive experience to the role, including an invaluable understanding of the trial and appellate jurisdictions. She has also acted as a judge of the Court of Appeal on numerous occasions prior to her full-time appointment.