Supreme Court of Liberia
Coat of Arms of Liberia
Established in	1839
Jurisdiction	Liberia
Location	Monrovia
Authorized by	Constitution of Liberia
Judge term length	Lifetime tenure
Number of positions	5
Chief Justice
Currently	Johnnie Lewis
Since	2006

Liberia

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Liberia

Consitution of Liberia President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Vice-President Joseph Boakai Cabinet Legislature Senate House of Representatives Supreme Court Elections: 2005 Politicians Political Parties Counties Districts Clans UNMIL Truth and Reconciliation Commission Foreign relations

Other countries · Atlas Politics portal view • talk • edit

The Supreme Court of Liberia is the highest judicial body in the West African nation of Liberia. The court consists of the Chief Justice and four Associate Justices, who are nominated by the President and confirmed by the Senate. The justices hold court at the Temple of Justice on Capitol Hill in Monrovia.^[1]

Contents 1 Jurisdiction and structure 2 Justices of the Liberian Supreme Court 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Jurisdiction and structure

The court was originally authorized by the 1839 Constitution of the American Colonization Society signed on January 5, 1839.^[2] Subsequent constitutions continued to authorize a supreme court, with the 1984 Constitution as the most recent version. Powers and structure of the court are determined by Article VII of the 1984 constitution.^[3] The Supreme Court is granted original jurisdiction over constitutional questions by the Constitution of Liberia.^[4] The court has appellate jurisdiction over other matters with the next lowest court being the 15 courts of the Circuit Court.^[4]

Headed by the Chief Justice, it is the highest body of the country's Judicial Branch. All justices are nominated by the President of Liberia and confirmed by the national Senate.^[3] The Chief Justice also serves as the top official of the Judiciary.^[4] The Supreme Court also has original jurisdiction for cases in which the country is a party and for those issues where ministers or ambassadors are involved.^[4]

[edit] Justices of the Liberian Supreme Court

• Johnnie Lewis, Chief Justice
• Francis Korkpor, Associate Justice
• Kabineh Ja'neh, Associate Justice
• Gladys Johnson, Associate Justice
• Jamesetta Howard Wolokollie, Associate Justice

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Recent court decisions
• U.S. Department of State

Coordinates: 6°18′8″N 10°47′50″W / 6.30222°N 10.79722°W / 6.30222; -10.79722