Judiciary of Sierra Leone Communications, House of Parliament, Tower Hill, Freetown, 23rd May, 2025: Members of the Sierra Leone Parliament have vetted and unanimously approved seven nominees as Judges of the High Court and cleared three other Judges for promotion to the Court of Appeal.
The Parliamentary approvals were preceded by their appointment by His Excellency President Brig. Rtd. Dr. Julius Maada Bio on the 30th of April, 2025, following the advice of the Judicial and Legal Service Commission.
The five Magistrates: Marke Ngegba, Isata S. Sellu-Tucker, Josephine F. Hinga, Santigie Ibrahim S. Bangura, Sahr Elogima Kekura have served as magistrates for several years while Ms. Khalla Diana Kamara and Andrew Samuel Curtis Johnson have been in the corporate world for many years.
The newly promoted Judges to the Court of Appeal: Hon. Justices Alfred Tommy Ganda, Dr. Justice Abou Bhakarr Binneh-Kamara and Justice Aiah Simeon Allieu have unblemished track records spanning over fifteen years as they administer justice across the length and breadth of Sierra Leone
Presenting the nominees to members of Parliament, the Leader of Government Business, Honourable Mathew Sahr Nyuma said the Committee on Appointments and Public Service in the House of Parliament had vetted the nominees on wide ranging issues including their experience in the law, tax obligations and their respective contributions towards nation building. He stated that their track records in the dispensation of justice and their commitments to the country’s development