The
Chief Justice of The Gambia, Hon. Justice Hassan B. Jallow, has effected some
changes in the judiciary as four High Court judges have been moved from the
judiciary complex to other jurisdictions.
The
four are Justice A.O. Agboola, formerly of the criminal division at the High
Court complex, now moved to the High Court the Banjul Annex, at the premises of
the Banjul Magistrates’ Court.
Justice
Martin U. Okoi, formerly of the civil and commercial division, now moved to the
High Court in Kanifing at the Kanifing Magistrates’ Court premises.
Justice
Edward E. Ogar, formerly of the civil and appeal division, now moved to the
High Court in Brikama.
Justice
Simeon A. Abi, formerly of the criminal division at the High Court in Banjul,
now moved to the Basse High Court as the presiding judge.
The
four judges have since reported to their various jurisdictions and have
commenced work.
It
would be recalled that two female judges were appointed and sworn in recently
by President Adama Barrow.
This
new appointment increased the total of female judges to four.
Meanwhile,
the posting of the four judges has been widely described as a move to diffuse
the tension in the wake of legal wrangling between the Gambia Bar Association
and the Judicial Service Commission and the Attorney General and Minister of
Justice over the appointments of these four judges.
