Edward James Roye served as the fifth president of Liberia from 1870 to his overthrow in the 1871 Liberian coup d'état and subsequent death. He had previously served as the fourth Chief Justice of Liberia from 1865 until 1868. He was the first member of Liberia's True Whig Party to serve as president.
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is a Liberian politician who served as the 24th president of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Sirleaf was the first elected female head of state in Africa.
The Supreme Court of Liberia is the highest judicial body in Liberia. The court consists of the Chief Justice of Liberia,who is also the top judiciary official,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.
The University of Liberia is a publicly funded institution of higher learning located in Monrovia,Liberia. Authorized by the national government in 1851,the university opened in 1862 as Liberia College. UL has four campuses:the Capitol Hill Campus in Monrovia,the Fendall campus in Louisiana,outside Monrovia,the Medical School Campus in Congo Town,and the Straz-Sinje Campus in Sinje Grand Cape Mount County. The university enrolls approximately 18,000 students and is one of the oldest institutions of higher learning in West Africa. It is accredited by the Liberian Commission on Higher Education.
Angie Elizabeth Brooks was a Liberian diplomat and jurist. She was the only African female President of the United Nations General Assembly. She was also the second woman from any nation to head the U.N. body.
James Alexander Adolphus Pierre was the 13th Chief Justice of Liberia,serving from 1971 until his death in 1980. He had previously served as the Attorney General of Liberia from 1964 to 1971 in the administration of William Tubman.
Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law is the law school of the University of Liberia in Monrovia,Liberia. Founded in 1951,it is named after former Chief Justice of the Liberian Supreme Court,Louis Arthur Grimes. The school offers a three-year program leading to the granting of the Bachelor of Laws degree. Publicly supported,it is the only law school in the West African nation.
Johnnie N. Lewis was a Liberian lawyer and politician who served as the 18th Chief Justice of Liberia from 2006 to 2012. Before his appointment to the Supreme Court,he served as a circuit judge in Liberia's judicial system.
The chief justice of Liberia is the head of the judicial branch of the Government of the Republic of Liberia and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Liberia.
Francis S. Korkpor is a Liberian jurist and lawyer. He served as Chief Justice of Liberia from 2013 to 2022.
Gloria Maya Musu-Scott is a former Liberian politician and jurist who served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1997 until 2003. She and three other family members were convicted of murder in 2023 in connection with the death of her niece. Following an appeal,her and her family members were acquitted by the Supreme Court.
Emma Shannon Walser was a Liberian lawyer and jurist who became the country's first female judge in 1971.
Events in the year 2020 in Liberia.
Events in the year 2022 in Liberia.
Abayomi Wilfrid Karnga was a Liberian historian,educator,politician,counselor at law,and statesman who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia. Born at the settlement of Tallah in the northwestern section of Liberia in Grand Cape Mount County,Karnga began a long career in government service which included service as Postmaster General and General Secretary of the True Whig Party,the Liberian political party that was in power from 1869 to 1980.
Events in the year 2016 in Liberia.
Events in the year 2013 in Liberia.
Events in the year 2012 in Liberia.
Events in the year 2023 in Liberia.
Emmanuel James Nuquay is a Liberian politician. He currently serves as a senator from Margibi County.
