Supreme Court of Liberia
The Supreme Court of Liberia (German: Supreme Court of Liberia) is the highest court in the West African state of Liberia . The seat of the Supreme Court of Liberia is in the "Temple of Justice" on Capitol Hill in Monrovia .
The court was authorized on January 5, 1839 by the American Colonization Society as a court of justice for the then colonial territory of Liberia .
- Art. 15. The judicial power of the Commonwealth of Liberia, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such interior Courts as the Governor and Council may from time to time, ordain and establish. The Governor shall be, Ex-officio, Chief Justice of Liberia, and as such shall preside in the supreme court, which shall have only appellate juris diction. The Judges, both of the supreme and interior courts except the chief justice, shall hold their office during good behavior.
The court consists of the Chief Justice of Liberia and four Associate Justice , who are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate. These judges must not have exceeded the age of 70 years.
Since 2006 the judges have consisted of:
- Johnnie Lewis as Chief Justice
- Francis Korkpor , Associate Justice
- Cabin Ja'neh , Associate Justice
- Gladys Johnson , Associate Justice
- Jamesetta Howard Wolokollie , Associate Justice
Notable lawsuits
- Peter Davis versus the Republic of Liberia (1862)
- Juah Wochen Wolo vs. P.Gbe Wolo - Maintenance Trial (1937)
Individual evidence
- ^ Constitution of 1839. In: ONLIBERIA. Retrieved January 21, 2011 .
- ↑ Jallah David: Notes, presented by Professor and dean of the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law ... (PDF; 24 kB) University of Liberia, October 2007, accessed on January 21, 2011 (English).
- ↑ John Zogbay Zlahn: The Supreme Court of Liberia. (No longer available online.) December 6, 2010, archived from the original on December 22, 2010 ; Retrieved January 21, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
