HIS HONOR JOSEPH N. NAGBE
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
A native of Sinoe County; born in King Williams Town (WeahKloh), Dugbe River Statutory District, Sinoe County, His Honor Joseph Nagbe obtained his Primary education from his home town and secondary education from the Sinoe High School. Associate Justice Nagbe then obtained a “B” Certificate in education from the Zorzor Rural Teacher training Institute (ZRTTI).
In furtherance of his education,Justice Joseph N. Nagbe holds a Bachelor of Arts (BA) Degree in History and Political Science from the William V. S. Tubman Teacher’s College, University of Liberia and a Bachelor of Law (LLB) Degree from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law.
Justice Joseph N. Nagbe acquired other professional training as mentioned below:
- 2012: Certificate of Participation
Training Course in Legislative Committee Work organized by the relevant Committee of the United States Congress held in Washington D.C., USA
- 2003: Certificate in Middle-Career Diplomacy
Foreign Service Academy, Islambad
Federal Republic of Pakistan
- 1988: Trained in Parliamentary Practices and Procedures organized by
Secretariat of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Geneva, Switzerland
PUBLIC & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Admitted into the Supreme Court Bar as Counselor –At – Law in 1998; a Practicing Lawyer of twenty-three (23) years before the courts of Liberia.
A result-driven professional; Teacher, Administrator, Lawmaker (Senator) and Lawyer; providing over thirty-nine (39) years of effective professional services in teaching, lawyering and law-making in Liberia.
Demonstrates ability to independently lead and handle large scale, highly technical, legal, administrative matters, with significant and progressive experience yielding productive work results and fostering efficiency at work.
Team player with strong organizational and interpersonal skills; excellent in both spoken and written communication skills.
He has had the following job experience:
- Social Studies Instructor, Sasstown Junior High School, Sasstown Territory now Grand Kru County.
- Instructor and Vice Principal, Boatswain High School, Jamaica Road, Bushrod Island.
- Instructor (World History and African Studies), Monrovia College and Industrial Training Institute, Monrovia, Liberia.
- Instructor (History), College of West Africa, Monrovia.
- Instructor (Business Law), CWA Junior College, Monrovia.
- Establish the Legislative Research Bureau and appointed the Bureau’s first Director.
- Industrial Relations Administrator, Monrovia Breweries Inc; principally managed management-employees’ relation and employees’ internal legal issues.
- Representative to the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) of the National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL) represented the people of Sinoe County.
- Senator for Sinoe County (13) years in the Liberian Senate, and served as Chairman on the Senate Leadership Committee of Judiciary, Claims, Petition and Human Rights for 6 years.
PUBLIC & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
Justice Joseph N. Nagbe is a United Methodist; a member of the Trinity United Methodist Church where he served as Lay Leader for fifteen (15) years and now serves the Church in the Usherand Chairman of the Advance Committee.
He served as Chancellor (Legal Counsel) for the Liberia Annual Conference (LAC), the United Methodist Church for five (5) years 2001 – 2006, and presently serves the LAC as Chairman on the Committee of State and Church Relation.
Justice Nagbe is a widower with six children.
Justice Joseph N. Nagbe has Oversight over:
Sinoe County
Sinoe County is the home of the 3rd judicial Circuit which sits on criminal, civil and probate matters. The 3rd judicial Circuit also oversees functions of the Debt, two (2) Traffic one (1) Probate and three (3) Revenue Courts as well as a total of thirty-one (31) magisterial courts located across the county. Readmore....
Grand Cape Mount County
Grand Cape Mount County is the home of the 5th judicial Circuit which sits on criminal, civil and probate matters. The 5th Judicial Circuit has three (3) Specialized Courts and oversees the functions of a total of five (5) Magisterial Courts located across the county. Reed more….
Bomi County
Bomi County is the home of the 11th Judicial Circuit which sits on criminal, civil, and probate matters. The 11th Judicial Circuit has three (3) Specialized Courts and oversees the functions of a total of two (2) Magisterial Courts located across the county. Reed more…
OPINIONS BY HIS HONOR JUSTICE JOSEPH N. NAGBE
SOPHRONIA RICHARD-TOWNSEND V. ESTATE OF MOMO MBOLO (01/26/2023)
On March 8, 2011, the appellee/plaintiff, the Intestate estate of Momo Mbolon, thru its administrators, Momo Saryon, Boakai Z. Saryon, Gogo Z. Saryon, and Abraham Kromah, filed before the Sixth Judicial Circuit, Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, an action of ejectment against the appellant/defendant, Sophronia Richard-Townsend Read more →
INTESTATE ESTATE OF MUSA KAMARA V. EVA MAPPY MORGAN (01/25/2023)
“Bill of Information is a special proceeding in the form of a complaint before a court where a matter is pending, or before a court which had earlier adjudicated a cause, invariably informing the court of a failure to do what it had ordered to be done; or of something which ought to be done or undone for one who is a party; or for one who was Read more →
MUTUAL BENEFIT V. BEA MOUNTAIN (01/25/2023)
This appeal comes before the full bench of the Honorable Supreme Court of Liberia from the ruling of the Chambers Justice, our esteemed colleague, Madam Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh, now Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, had on July 27, 2022, when she ruled and denied a petition for a writ of prohibition filed on June Read more →