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Chief Justice Gbeisay’s Speech, Opening of Supreme Court, October Term 2025 0

Chief Justice Gbeisay’s Speech, Opening of Supreme Court, October Term 2025

His Excellency Joseph N. Boakai, President of the Republic of Liberia, my distinguished colleagues of the Bench, Mr. Speaker and members of the House of Representatives, Madam Pro-Tempore and members of the Liberian Senate, Retired and Former Chief Justices and Associate Justices, other officials of government, Mr. President and members of the Liberia National Bar Association, judges of courts of record and non-records, the Doyen and members of the diplomatic corps, heads of international organizations, Mr. Court Administrator, members of the judiciary family, leadership of the religious community, members of

Chief Justice Gbeisay’s speech on his seating ceremony 0

Chief Justice Gbeisay’s speech on his seating ceremony

Your Excellency Jeremiah Kpan Koung, Vice President of the Republic of Liberia;
Honorable Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives;
Honorable Senate Pro Tempore and Members of the Liberian Senate;
My Esteemed Colleagues of the Honorable Supreme Court;
Retired & Former Chief Justices & Associate Justices of the Supreme Court;
Circuit & Specialized Court Judges;
Members of the Cabinet;
Members of the Diplomatic Corps;
President and members of the Liberia National Bar Association;
My Wife, my aged mother and my children and other Family Members;
Members of the Press; Members of the

ATTORNEY MOHAMMED EL-DEUST FAHNBULLEH ET. AL. VS CLLR. DEMSTER BROWN (12/19/2024) 0

ATTORNEY MOHAMMED EL-DEUST FAHNBULLEH ET. AL. VS CLLR. DEMSTER BROWN (12/19/2024)

This case is an Appeal from the ruling of our distinguished colleague, His Honor Yussif D. Kaba, during the March Term of this Court, when he served as Chambers Justice. In his ruling, denied the petitioners’ petition, ordered quashed the alternative writ and denied the issuance of the peremptory writ prayed for. The petitioners noted exceptions to the ruling and announced appeal to this Court en banc.

The historicity of this case is that, Atty. Mohammed El-Dust Fahnbulleh, Dr./Cllr. Niveda Ricks Onuoha, Atty. Patmilla Doe Paivey & Pindarous Allison, all Commissioners of the Independent National Commission on Human Rights (INHCR),

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;