MONROVIA – The Liberian Post (TLP) has gathered in less than an hour after Associate Justice Yamie Gbeisay was confirmed as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia and head of the Judiciary, President. Joseph Nyuma Boakai has appointed Cllr. Boakai N. Kanneh, Chairman of the Law Reform Commission (LRC) as Associate Justice-designate to replace him.
Cllr. Kanneh, brother of Gbarpolu County Senator Botoe Kanneh, is also former Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs, and is a well-known figure within the legal sector of Liberia.
Who is Cllr. Boakai N. Kanneh?
Cllr. Boakai N. Kanneh is the current Chairperson of the Law Reform Commission (LRC), Republic of Liberia. Prior to his appointment at the LRC, he served in several positions in Government and the private sector. Cllr. Kanneh served as the Deputy Minister for Legal Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Deputy Commissioner for Naturalization, Bureau of Immigration and Naturalization, a Public Defender with the Judiciary; Special Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and a Field Service Officer with the Special Emergency Life Food Program (SELF).
Cllr. Kanneh is also Assistant Professor of Law, Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia teaching Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Torts and Legislative Drafting. Cllr. Kanneh is also a lecturer at the Gabriel L. Dennis Foreign Service Institute and the IBB Graduate School of International Studies, University of Liberia. I
In the private legal sector, Cllr, Kanneh once served as Assistant Counsel, Sherman & Sherman, Inc. and the Verdier and Associate law firm.
Cllr. Boakai N. Kanneh holds an LLM(T) Degree from the Maurer School of Law, Indiana University, USA with emphasis in Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Constitutional law. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Bachelor of Law Degrees respectively from Liberia College and the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia.
Further to his educational background, Cllr. Kanneh has been involved in several research works which include:
- Sino- Liberia Relationship: An analysis of Liberia’s Foreign Policy Orientation Towards the Chinese community (Bachelor thesis);
- Liberia: The Impact of Executive Influence on the Judiciary (Master’s thesis)
- Criminal Law: A Course book in the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law Educational Series intended to domesticate the teaching of law.
Cllr. Kanneh holds membership in the Liberian National Bar Association, the Supreme Court Bar, the African Bar Association and the Center for the promotion of Intellectual Development amongst others.
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