Supreme Court Justice Retires

Mrs. Albury, who reached the mandatory retirement age of 65, spent her last day on the Supreme Court bench on Friday.

She was called to the Bahamas Bar in 1985 and was appointed a stipendiary and circuit magistrate in 1989.

While in that capacity, she presided over the traffic, juvenile, civil and criminal courts and acted as registrar of the Court of Appeal.

In 2000, Mrs. Albury presided over the family court for some time until she was appointed to the Supreme Court bench.

There was widespread speculation that Mrs. Albury would be replaced by former Progressive Liberal Party (PLP) MP for Elizabeth Malcolm Adderley, who resigned from the House of Assembly last month.

It remains uncertain however, whether that will happen as the Supreme Court is still fully constituted with its compliment of judges.

According to Journal sources Mrs. Albury may be appointed to the Court of Appeal, which currently has a vacancy due to the departure of Justice Hartman Longley.

He was sworn in as a Supreme Court Justice on Friday and will serve in that capacity in Grand Bahama.

Mrs. Albury, who previously served as deputy chief magistrate, was born in Exuma. 

She received her early education in New Providence. After graduating from Government High School (GHS), she attended the University of the West Indies, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Spanish and English.

She later received a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Miami.

Prior to entering the legal profession she worked as a teacher and a public administrator in various government ministries. 

Mrs. Albury also worked with the Ministry of Home Affairs where she participated in the United States International Visitor Programme. During her tenure she conducted a study tour of the U.S. Federal Prison System on behalf of The Bahamas Government.

As a magistrate, Mrs. Albury represented The Bahamas at several international meetings.

In 1998, she completed an intensive judicial education course at Dalhousie University and is a fellow of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute.

She is also a trained mediator in alternative dispute resolution.

Her civic activities have included work with the Dundas Centre’s Beaux Arts Ball Committee and the Bahamas Association for the Mentally Retarded. She is a member of the National Trust and Nassau Music Society. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Nazareth Centre, the Catholic Archdiocese Social Ministry Advisory Group, and chaired the Bahamas AIDS Foundation Publication Committee.

She is married to Basil Albury and they have two adult daughters, Candia Albury Ferguson, an attorney-at-law and Dr. Caryn Albury. She has three grandchildren.