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OPENING ADDRESS OF HER HONOR SIE-A-NYENE G. YUOH CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF LIBERIA OCTOBER TERM A.D. 2024 OCTOBER 14, 2024 0

OPENING ADDRESS OF HER HONOR SIE-A-NYENE G. YUOH CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT OF LIBERIA OCTOBER TERM A.D. 2024 OCTOBER 14, 2024

In the Spirit of the Constitution of Liberia and prescribed in the Judiciary Law, Rev. Code 17:2.5, which mandates that “the Supreme Court shall hold two terms annually, commencing on the Second Monday of October and on the Second Monday of March”, we have congregated once again within these sacred walls to commemorate the Official Opening Ceremony of the October Term A.D. 2024 of the Supreme Court, of the Republic of Liberia.

My colleagues and I officially and warmly welcome you all to the performance of this legal tradition canonized not just by the Judiciary Law, but also by established

OPENING ADDRESS OF HER HONOR CHIEF JUSTICE, DELIVERED BY  HER HONOR JAMESETTA HOWARD WOLOKOLIE 0

OPENING ADDRESS OF HER HONOR CHIEF JUSTICE, DELIVERED BY HER HONOR JAMESETTA HOWARD WOLOKOLIE

Mr. Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives;
Madam President Pro-Tempore & Members of the Senate;
My Colleagues of the Supreme Court Bench;
Formal Chief Justices & Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;
The Minister of Justice & Attorney General, R.L.
& Dean of the Supreme Court Bar;
The Doyen & Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
The President & Members of the National Association of Trial Judges of Liberia;

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Judge Chineh Calls for Upholding Judicial Integrity as a Way of Rebranding the Judiciary

Monrovia- The Assigned Circuit Judge of the First Judicial Circuit Criminal Court “B” at the Temple of Justice, His Honor Nelson B. Chineh has called on justice actors to uphold the integrity of the Judiciary as a way of rebranding the Judiciary branch of government.
Judge Chineh delivering his charge at the opening of the November A.D. 2023 Term of Court, First Judicial Circuit, Montserrado County on Monday, November 13, 2023 asked how can we rebrand the image of the Judiciary without upholding the integrity of the Judiciary?

MADAM CHIEF JUSTICE YUOH’S OPENING ADDRESS FOR THE OCTOBER TERM, 2023 0

MADAM CHIEF JUSTICE YUOH’S OPENING ADDRESS FOR THE OCTOBER TERM, 2023

Colleagues of the Bench
The Dean, and Gentlemen/Women of the Supreme Court Bar
Fellow Citizens
Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen:

We will always give thanks to God, for He is good and His mercy endures forever. A testimony of this is our gathering in these sacred Chambers to once again conduct the Official Opening Ceremony of another term of Court, the October Term, A.D. 2023 of the Honorable Supreme Court, Republic of Liberia.

CHIEF JUSTICE OPENING ADDRESS MARCH TERM 2023 0

CHIEF JUSTICE OPENING ADDRESS MARCH TERM 2023

Mr. President;
Madam Vice President;
Mr. Speaker & Members of the House of Representatives;
Mr. President Pro Tempore & Members of the Senate;
My Colleagues of the Supreme Court Bench;
Retired and Former Chief Justices & Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;
The Minister of Justice & Attorney General, R.L.
& Dean of the Supreme Court Bar;
The Doyen & Members of the Diplomatic & Counselor Corps;
The President & Members of the National Association of Trial Judges of Liberia;
The President & Members of the Liberian National Bar Association;
The President & Members of the Association of Female Lawyers of Liberia;
The President & Members of the National Association of Public Defenders;

CHIEF JUSTICE FRANCIS S. KORKPOR ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE SUPREME COURT OCTOBER TERM 2021 TERM 0

CHIEF JUSTICE FRANCIS S. KORKPOR ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE SUPREME COURT OCTOBER TERM 2021 TERM

On behalf of my Colleagues of the Supreme Court Bench and the entire Judiciary, I welcome you to this ceremony marking the opening of the October A.D. 2021 Term of this Court. We are exceedingly grateful to God Almighty for His protection amid the Covid -19 global pandemic; we humbly pray for His continued guidance and gift of wisdom and fortitude as we commence this Term.

CHIEF JUSTICE FRANCIS S. KORKPOR ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE SUPREME COURT OCTOBER 2020 TERM 0

CHIEF JUSTICE FRANCIS S. KORKPOR ADDRESS AT THE OPENING OF THE SUPREME COURT OCTOBER 2020 TERM

We are gathered here this morning in fulfillment of the Judiciary law, which sets the second Mondays in October and March of each year as the days the Supreme Court shall open for the conduct of business. I welcome Your Excellency, President George Manneh Weah and other distinguished guests, on behalf of my Colleagues of the Supreme Court Bench and the entire Judiciary, to the opening of the October 2020 Term of this Court.