-As Chief Justice rules today on hearing to recuse himselfThe respondent in the motion filed by lawyers representing Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh, requesting Chief Justice Francis S. Korkpor to recuse himself, has assured him that he has committed no conflict of interest, and any attempt to do so will amount to treason. The petitioners further contested that, besides the Chief Justice, Senator H. Varney Sherman should also recuse himself from the juror bench, because of his law firm, through Cllr. “Just in case that I recuse myself… who will preside over the trial,” Chief Justice Korkpor questioned. But with recent calls by lawyers representing Ja’neh to have the Chief Justice recuse himself on grounds that he is conflicted, it appears a Constitutional crisis may be hovering in the works. However judging from historical precedents, it appears hardly likely that Chief Justice Korkpor would recuse himself as demanded by lawyers representing Ja’neh at least for fear of provoking a Constitutional crisis.

Source: Daily Observer February 19, 2019 02:26 UTC