Friday, September 7, 2012

Voice of America: Citing Poor Health, Liberia’s Chief Justice Steps Down

Voice of America
Voice of America is an international news and broadcast organization serving Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and Balkan countries
Citing Poor Health, Liberia's Chief Justice Steps Down
Sep 7th 2012, 06:08

-- Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf has accepted a request from Chief Justice Johnnie Lewis for an early retirement. Sirleaf said the chief justice, who has been in failing health, asked for early retirement to seek medical attention.  Counselor Jerome Verdier is former chairman of Liberia's disbanded Truth and Reconciliation Commission and a law student of Lewis.  He said that, although Lewis was a good classroom lawyer, the opinions he expressed while on the bench did ...

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