Shows Gratitude For Commendable Stewardship
Monrovia, Liberia – As Liberia’s Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh delivered what seems to be her last address as head of the High Court, President Joseph N. Boakai has showed gratitude to Chief Justice Yuoh for her commendable stewardship of the Judicial Branch of Government since she took over in 2022.
“As you conduct your last ceremonies for the Supreme Court of Liberia’s opening as Chief Justice today, Madam Chief Justice, I have come to honor your service and express the Executive Branch of Government’s gratitude for your excellent stewardship of the Judicial Branch of Government since you took over in 2022,” Boakai said.
Speaking in the Temple of Justice in Monrovia on Monday, March 10, 2025, to mark the start of the Supreme Court’s March 2025 Term, President Boakai called for a more powerful and independent judiciary that administers justice without favoritism, fear, or delay.
“I implore you to continue upholding these values for everyone who will come before you, without exception,” Boakai said.
He asserted that the government’s ARREST Agenda for Inclusive Development places the rule of law as its third pillar. The administration intends to cooperate with the judiciary to ensure that the circumstances and standards for a fully functional judiciary are realized, according to President Boakai, who has long been interested in legal jurisprudence.
“Even though I didn’t pursue a legal education, I have always been inspired by some of your predecessors, who are revered in my memory,” he said.
The President affirmed his commitment to the organic concept of law at the event and encouraged the court’s judges to uphold this value as they administer justice, stating that it is the cornerstone of the nation’s successful democratic government. According to the President, another predecessors, whose work has been fascinated, is the late Chief Justice Louis Arthur Grimes; whose opinions, are landmark cases in our country’s jurisprudence.
“We have all relied on the fundamental principle of “due process” for every matter in our lives, which was first established by Justice Grimes in one of these cases, Wolo v. Wolo, Volume 5 of the Liberian Law Reports,” Boakai said.
The Liberian leader stated that decisions should be made based on the merits of the case, not out of fear or favor, or out of preference or benefit, and that a fair hearing should take place before a decision is made.
In order for future generations to see Chief Justice Samuel Benedict and Chief Justice Grimes as having done a good job of serving the nation and its citizens, he urged the Justices to emulate their actions and the actions of the whole Liberian judiciary.
