AWLA President and NBA Third VP, Amanda Demechi-Asagba congratulates new Chief Justice of Liberia, Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh
…Justice Yuoh was the first country rep of AWLA Liberia
Global President of the African Women Lawyers Association AWLA and the Third Vice President of the Nigerian Bar Association NBA, Mrs Amanda Demechi-Asagba has congratulated the new Chief Judge of Liberia Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh who named CJ by the Liberian senate.
The female CJ Yuoh, who is the first country representative of AWLA Liberia, replaces Justice Francis Saye Korkpor, who retired and the exited the bench at the age of 70.
According to Demechi-Asagba, it is so heart warming that female lawyers have been blazing the trail and doing gender proud, especially living up the theme of the 2022 International women’s day tagged #Breaking the Bias.
“I am so overwhelmed with the news of your recent appointment as CJ of Liberia my great AWLA, and it is my prayer that you will do great exploits in your new capacity as Chief Justice and strive to exemplify quality leadership even as you assume headship of the Liberian bench.
“I pray for immense wisdom and courage to effectively discharge this huge task resting on your shoulders.
“On behalf of the entire members of AWLA worldwide I say a very big congratulations to you and wish you every good thing you require to “steer the wheels of justice,”
Triplenet LawParliament reports that Justice Yuoh becomes the third female chief justice and the first since 2003.
One of the two female judges on the Supreme Court at the time was Justice Yuoh.
