Gov. Maura Healey still hasn’t picked someone to fill the first spot on the state’s highest court to open up during her tenure, and she’s about to get a second choice as well.

Supreme Judicial Court Justice David Lowy informed Healey he plans to retire from the court on Feb. 3, 2024, court officials announced Tuesday. Moments later, UMass President Marty Meehan announced that Lowy accepted a job as the university system’s next general counsel.

“Justice Lowy is a highly respected jurist who possesses a keen legal mind and also brings significant experience as an educator,” Meehan said in a statement. “We have taken great pride in David Lowy’s career for many years, and it is fair to say that he has inspired UMass students to pursue careers in law and in public service. I am honored to welcome one of our most distinguished graduates back to the University.”

Lowy, himself a UMass graduate, will also serve as the system’s strategic advisor for law school education and as an adjunct professor at the UMass School of Law.

He retire on his 64th birthday, six years before he hits the mandatory retirement age for judges in Massachusetts.

Healey has not yet picked a nominee to succeed SJC Justice Elspeth Cypher, who is set to retire in January.