Monrovia - Serving as keynote speaker for the just ended seventh convention of the National Association of Trial Judges (NATJL)) in Monrovia, human rights lawyer Cllr. He said bribery reduces public servant such as a judge or magistrate to a “mere commodity’ that can be purchased by the highest bidder. Gongloe’s assertion to the judges against bribery, the President of trial judges, Roosevelt Willie, has announced the establishment of an inquiry committee within the constitution of the body after the just-ended 7th Convention of the trial judges. At Tuesday’s opening of the February Term of Court witnessed by Chief Justice Francis Korkpor and several legal practitioners, Judge Willie informed the body that the trial judges association has gained admission to the International Association of Judges (IAJ). While the 6th Judicial Circuit (Civil Law Court) opens its quarterly terms on the third Monday in March, June, September and December each year.

Source: Front Page Africa February 15, 2018 03:00 UTC