Justice Ian Forte, Former President of Jamaica’s Court of Appeal, Dies at 89

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Former President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Ian Forte, OJ, CD, died at his home early Friday morning. He was 89.

Justice Forte, a graduate of St. George’s College Class of 1952 and an inductee of the St. George’s College Hall of Fame, was widely regarded as one of Jamaica’s most respected and influential judicial figures.

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes, OJ, CD, and President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Marva McDonald-Bishop, OJ, CD, both paid tribute to the late jurist, describing him as a distinguished leader who made an indelible contribution to the Jamaican judiciary…