Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh Says While Warning Judges
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While admonishing judges in Liberia to discharge their duties in accordance with the Law of Liberia and the order of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene G. Yuoh says she does not care about protecting a title but to do her job rightfully.
She said, she is not like people who are too busy, protecting their titles and not doing their jobs.
She made the remark in Kakaka, Margibi County during the official opening of the May-Term of the 13th Judicial Circuit Court which brought together judges, lawyers, court staff, the Liberia National Bar, Margibi Bar, local authorities, developmental partners to the judiciary and many other Liberians amongst others on May 12, 2025.
While making a remark, she stated: ” And I can tell your, I’m not boasting about it but you all know me. I am not like people who are too busy protecting their titles and not doing their jobs. I am going to do my job.”
She however called upon judges to get a copy of Judicial Order Number Nine (9) to read, understand and implement it accordingly if they have not.
The Chief Justice said, it is troubling that the Supreme Court of Liberia will promulgate judicial order but, it is not be honored by circuit judges, specialized court judges and magistrates in the Country.
She also noted that, “The Supreme Court has observed and it is troubling that the Supreme Court will promulgate a judicial order, circuit judges, specialized court judges and magistrates are not adhering to these orders and in this case, I am referring to Judicial Order Number (9).”
According to her, the highest court in the country requires circuit judges to visit magisterial courts in their circuits and make report at the end of their assignments, but circuit judges are not adhering to the mandate.
The Chief Justice added that, she has observed with dismay and disappointment some circuit and specialized court judges abandoning their duties in the midst of a term. She explained that, the Supreme Court was able to gather evidences on some of the specialized court judges who the Supreme Court took decisive actions against by suspending them without pay.
Those suspended according to her, normally have their names removed from the payroll system with notifications sent to the Civil Service Agency and the Ministry of Finance to keep the record straight.
The highest court judge maintained that circuit judges who are in the habit of just travelling out the country without any knowledge of Supreme Court will be penalized by deducting from their salaries the amount of time they spent away while the court term is on.
She continued that, like she did by going to Kakaka, other Justices of the Supreme Court also went to their areas of supervision so they are not sitting down and protecting their titles but doing their jobs. Montserrado and Margibi Counties, she said are under her supervision.
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