9th Judicial Circuit – Bong County


       
 


9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT,

BONG COUNTY

REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA

 

His Honor J. Boima Konto Resident Circuit Judge

 

9th Judicial Circuit Gbarnga, Bong County

Jurisdiction: The 9th Judicial Circuit Court of Bong County exercises original jurisdiction over all cases as to which no other court has, including jurisdiction in Admiralty. The Circuit Court also has jurisdiction to hear appeals from administrative determinations of government agencies and officials in accordance with statutes that provide appeals and from decisions of courts-not-of-record (magisterial) made within the county in which it sits.

 

Appointment and tenure of Circuit Judges: The President shall nominate and by and with the consent of the Senate, appoint and commission the Circuit Judge of the 9th Judicial Circuit who shall be resident Judge. He/She shall hold office during good behavior.

 

Opening dates of the 9th Judicial Circuit Court: The 9th Judicial Circuit shall meet four times a year in quarterly sessions, opening their quarterly sessions on the second Monday in February, May, August, and November in each year. The quarterly sessions of this Circuit shall be entitled the February, May, August and November Terms of Court.

 

Duration of each Term: Ten days before the opening of each quarterly session, there shall be a pre-trial chamber session to be held by the circuit judge assigned to sit during the quarterly sessions which shall immediately be followed by a trial session beginning with the opening of each quarterly session and continuing for forty-two consecutive days not including Sundays and legal holidays unless sooner terminated because all business before the court is disposed of before the expiration of that period. Immediately following the close of the trial session there shall be a ten-day closing chamber session to be held by the judge assigned to sit for the quarterly session and any judge concurrently assigned to the circuit.

 

The 9th Judicial Circuit Court shall be considered always open for adjudication of matters over which it has jurisdiction and for the purpose of filing any pleading or other paper authorized by rule or statute, of issuing and returning mesne and final process and of making and directing all interlocutory motions, orders and rules. Wherever they are present within the circuit, the Circuit Judge assigned to a Circuit Court, during his assignment and the pre-trial chamber session prior thereto, concurrently with the resident judge thereof, shall have authority to act on all matters coming before the court; and if neither is available, then except for the trial of an action and any motions in connection therewith which may be made during and after such trial or any motion for an order that would dispose of the action, in whole or in part, in any manner other than the settlement of an action or claim involving an infant or judicially declared incompetent, all other matters may be heard by the presiding judge of the Circuit Court adjoining the circuit where the action is triable.

 

Except as provided in the Civil Procedure Law, jury cases shall have preference over all other cases and matters, and criminal cases shall first be heard; provided that the following capital offenses shall have preference over all cases, criminal and civil, in all courts of competent jurisdiction of Liberia, particularly the following cases:

a.         Treason                                 d.         Terrorism

b.         Armed robbery                      e.         Murder

c.         Hi-jacking                               f.          Other capital offenses

Notwithstanding the expiration of the session at which it was commenced a trial shall continue until it is completed.

 

The 9th Judicial Circuit has three (3) specialized courts and oversees the functions of a total of nine (9) Magisterial Courts located across the county.

COURTS OPERATING WITHIN THE 9TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

COURT JUDGE LOCATION
9th Judicial Circuit Court 1.       His Honor Judge J. Boima Konto          (Resident Circuit Judge) JUDICIAL COMPLEX, REGIONAL SECURITY HUB, GBARNGA CITY

SPECIALIZED COURTS

 
i.  Debt Court 1.       His Honor Francis A. Danuwell

JUDICIAL COMPLEX, GBARNGA CITY

ii.  Traffic Court  His Honr Richard Garlowolo

GBARNGA CITY

iii.  Revenue Court  

MAGISTERIAL COURTS

 
i. Gbarnga City Magisterial Court His Honor Daniel Dolokelen (Stipendiary)

His Honor Titus A. Railey, (Associate)

His Honor Jimmy F. Togba (Associate)

JUDICIAL COMPLEX, GBARNGA CITY

ii. Bong Mines City Magisterial Court

 

His Honor Richard K. Flomo, Jr. (Associate)

BONG MINES

iii. Botota Magisterial Court His Honor Michael Z. Doleh (Associate)

His Honor Washington T. George, Sr. (Law School) (Associate)

His Honor P. Albert Faijue (Associate)

BOTOTA CITY

iv. Gbatala Magisterial Court

 

His Honor Joel T. Tarkpah (Acting Stipendiary)

His Honor Littivi A. M. Togbah (Law School) (Stipendiary)

Her Honor Phelious M. Kollie (Associate)

His Honor Richard Dafuwah (Law School) (Associate)

His Honor Sackie A. F. Mafelleh (Associate)

GBATALA CITY

v. Salala City Magisterial Court

 

His Honor Emmanuel H. Fallah (Stipendiary)

His Honor Maxwell G. Karsor (Associate)

His Honor George S. Worpeh (Law School) (Associate)

Her Honor Josephine Y. Zoegbaye (Law School) (Associate)

SALALA CITY

vi. Senoeyea Magisterial Court His Honor Paul M. Jackson (Associate)

His Honor David W. Togba (Associate)

His Honor Rufus S. Cornormia (Associate)

SENOEYEA CITY

vii. Foequelleh Magisterial Court His Honor Ali A. Swaray (Associate)

FOEQUELLEH CITY

viii. Gballatuah City Magisterial Court His Honor William G. Capehart (Stipendiary)

His Honor Galatobah B. Yalahken (Associate)

His Honor Shen P. Blafouley (Law School) (Associate)

His Honor Abraham S. Cooper (Associate)

GBALLATUAH CITY

ix. Zoweinta Magisterial Court His Honor William A. C. Tokpa (Stipendiary)

His Honor Sekou Trawallay (Associate)

ZOWEINTA