MONROVIA – President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has nominated Cllr. Boakai N. Kanneh, present Chairman of the Regulation Reform Fee (LRC), as Affiliate Justice-designate of the Supreme Court docket of Liberia, FrontPage Africa has realized.
This comes simply hours after the Liberian Senate confirmed Justice Yarmie Quiqui Gbeisay as Chief Justice, changing Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh who retired upon reaching the constitutional age restrict.
If confirmed by the Senate, Cllr. Kanneh will fill the emptiness left by Justice Gbeisay’s elevation to Chief Justice.
Cllr. Kanneh, a revered authorized scholar and practitioner, is the brother of Gbarpolu County Senator Botoe Kanneh and a outstanding determine in Liberia’s authorized and educational circles.
Who’s Cllr. Boakai N. Kanneh?
Cllr. Kanneh presently chairs the Regulation Reform Fee of Liberia, a physique tasked with reviewing and modernizing the nation’s authorized framework. Previous to this function, he held a number of key positions in each authorities and the personal authorized sector.
His previous public service consists of:
- Deputy Minister for Authorized Affairs, Ministry of International Affairs
- Deputy Commissioner for Naturalization, Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization
- Public Defender, Judiciary of Liberia
- Particular Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture
- Subject Service Officer, Particular Emergency Life Meals Program (SELF)
In academia, Cllr. Kanneh is an Assistant Professor of Regulation on the Louis Arthur Grimes College of Regulation, College of Liberia, the place he teaches Legal Regulation, Legal Process, Torts, and Legislative Drafting. He additionally lectures on the Gabriel L. Dennis International Service Institute and the IBB Graduate College of Worldwide Research on the College of Liberia.
Within the personal authorized sector, he has served as Assistant Counsel at Sherman & Sherman, Inc. and Verdier & Associates Regulation Agency.
Cllr. Kanneh holds an LL.M. in Legal Regulation, Legal Process, and Constitutional Regulation from the Maurer College of Regulation, Indiana College, USA. He additionally earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Bachelor of Legal guidelines (LL.B.) from the College of Liberia.
If confirmed, Cllr. Kanneh will deliver many years of authorized expertise and educational depth to Liberia’s highest courtroom at a essential time for the nation’s judiciary.
