President George Manneh Weah has appointed His honor Judge Yussif Kaba, who currently serves as the resident circuit of the 6th Judicial Circuit Court, the Civil Law Court for Montserrado County, as Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Liberia. Judge Kaba replaces the impeached former Associate Justice Kabineh Ja’neh. Prior to his service at the Civil Law Court, Judge Kaba was appointed as vice president at the ECOWAS Court of Justice. Until his recent appointment as associate justice, Judge Kaba served in various capacities in Liberia, including Resident Circuit Judge of 6th Judicial Circuit, acting Court Administrator, acting Probate Judge, Relieving Judge and member of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate complaints against Judges. According to reports, Justice Ja’neh was offered a deal to step down from his post, which he rejected.

Source: Daily Observer April 01, 2019 13:18 UTC