Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh Explained

Sie-A-Nyene Yuoh
Office:Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia
Term Start:September 27, 2022
Predecessor:Francis Korkpor
Office1:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia
Term Start1:2013
Term End1:September 27, 2022
Birth Place:Montserrado County, Liberia
Alma Mater:Cuttington University
Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law

Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh is a Liberian judge and politician who currently serves as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia and was nominated on August 23, 2022.[1] She began to serve after the retirement of former chief justice Francis Korkpor on September 27, 2022.[2]

Early life and education

Yuoh was born in Montserrado County and educated at a Catholic high school in Monrovia. She has a Bachelor of Arts from Cuttington University (1978) and a Bachelor of Laws from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law, University of Liberia.[3]

Career

Yuoh worked in the Liberian government, as an assistant minister for legal affairs from 1983–1985 and as the coordinator of African affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from 1988–1990.[3] From 2000–2003 she worked for the Central Bank of Liberia, where she came under criticism for receiving "excessive Board of Director fees',[4] before serving as acting executive director and then commissioner of the Law Reform Commission from 2011 until 2013.[3]

In 2013, Yuoh was appointed as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, one of two women among the court's five justices.[3] [5]

In April 2016, a Roberts International Airport security officer was imprisoned for a week on contempt charges after Yuoh complained that he had disrespected her.[6] [7]

In October 2016, Yuoh lifted a stay order on the holding of the election for speaker of the House of Representatives, declining Alex J. Tyler's plea that he was removed unconstitutionally leading to the election of her husband's friend Emmanuel Nuquay.[8] [9] [10]

In March 2017, Yuoh was one of the three justices to vote in favour of the controversial new National Code of Conduct which prohibits officials appointed by the president from engaging in political activities.[11] [12] [13] [14]

On August 23, 2022, President George Weah nominated Yuoh to replace Francis Korkpor as chief justice, as he planned to retire in September.[1] Korkpor retired on September 27.[2]

Personal life

Yuoh was married to politician Edwin Snowe,[15] [16] who was previously married to the daughter of Charles Taylor. She has ten children and two grandchildren.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Karmo. Henry. Liberia: Associate Justice Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh Tipped for Chief Justice Post. FrontPage Africa. August 19, 2022. August 29, 2022.
  2. Web site: Chief Justice Korkpor Retires Today. New Republic Liberia. September 27, 2022. September 29, 2022.
  3. Web site: Her Honor Sie-A-Nyene Gyapay Yuoh. The Judiciary of Liberia.
  4. Web site: Central Bank Of Liberia Spent US $5m On Public Relation To Generate $14m. The Perspective. 17 July 2015. 20 July 2017. 12 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170512144005/http://www.theperspective.org/2015/0717201501.php. dead.
  5. Web site: Justice Youh, Three Other Liberian Female Judges End All-Women Regional Conference in Abuja. 19 July 2017. 20 July 2017. Global News Network Liberia. Cholo. Brooks. 10 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710162444/http://gnnliberia.com/2017/07/19/justice-youh-three-liberian-female-judges-end-women-regional-conference-abuja/. dead.
  6. Web site: RIA Security Officer Set Free From Monrovia Central Prison. Front Page Africa. 12 April 2016. 20 July 2017. 21 November 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171121213621/http://www.frontpageafricaonline.com/index.php/news/415-ria-security-officer-set-free-from-monrovia-central-prison. dead.
  7. Web site: Liberia Returns To Jungle Justice As Judiciary, Legislature Sentence Man To Prison For Performing His Duty. Global News Network Liberia. Cholo. Brooks. 5 April 2016. 20 July 2017. 10 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710162448/http://gnnliberia.com/2016/04/05/liberia-returns-to-jungle-justice-as-judiciary-legislature-sentence-man-to-prison-for-performing-his-duty/. dead.
  8. Web site: Liberia: Speaker Picks 15-Man Special Committee. All Africa. 7 October 2016. 20 July 2017. Leroy M.. Sonpon III. Daily Observer.
  9. Web site: House elects new speaker. 6 October 2016. 20 July 2017. The New Dawn.
  10. Web site: Liberia: VP Boakai Picks His Presidential Running Mate. 11 July 2017. 20 July 2017. News Of Africa. Agnes M.. Tarr. 16 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916235326/http://www.noamediacenter.com/liberia-vp-boakai-picks-his-presidential-running-mate/. dead.
  11. Web site: Unification Day is useless, says MOVEE’s Vice Chair. 17 May 2017. 20 July 2017. Farbric Radio. Sylvester. Worwee.
  12. Web site: Liberia: Supreme Court Votes in Favor of Code of Conduct. 6 March 2017. 20 July 2017. Daily Observer. All Africa. Abednego. Davis.
  13. Web site: The Code of Conduct Act and Liberia’s 2017 election. 4 May 2017. 20 July 2017. Ibrahim. Al-bakri Nyei. Africa Research Institute.
  14. Web site: Code of Conduct: A Murky Cloud Over The 2017 Elections?. Alston C.. Armah. 11 May 2017. 20 July 2017. Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law. 10 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190710160853/https://www.lagsl.edu.lr/newsletters/8637/. dead.
  15. Web site: Liberia: Supreme Court Declines Shuns Prohibition On Tyler's Removal - Nuquay Elected Speaker. Front Page Africa. All Africa. 6 October 2016. 20 July 2017. Bettie. Johnson.
  16. Web site: Taxpayers Foot Housing, Fuel, Meals, Travel Expenses For Supreme Court Justices. 28 April 2017. 20 July 2017. Travel Wire News.

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