Justice Gbeisay Confirmed

Justice Gbeisay Confirmed

The Senate, on Thursday, July 17, 2025, overwhelmingly voted to confirm Associate Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay as the country’s Chief Justice.

He replaces former Chief Justice, Her Honor, Sie-A-Nyene-Youh, 70.

Justice Gbeisay’s confirmation, according to a release, was predicated by a report from the Senate’s Committee on Judiciary, Claims and Petition recommending the confirmation of the nominee.

President Joseph Nyuma Boakai a fortnight ago, nominated the Associate Justice replacing the outgoing Chief Justice Sie-A-Nyene-Youh, who has reached the constitutional age of 70, a retirement in line with Article 72(b) of the constitution.

Article 72(b) of the 1986 Liberian Constitution states: “The Chief Justice and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court and judges of the subordinate courts of record shall be retired at the age of seventy; provided, however, that a Justice or Judge may continue in office for as long as may be necessary to enable him to render judgment or perform any other judicial duty in regard to proceedings entertained by him/her before he/she attained the age of seventy.”

A motion for the confirmation of Justice Gbeisay was filed by Montserrado County Senator Abraham Darius Dillon, and immediately endorsed by members of the Senate.

All 24 Senators present during the sitting, voted in favor of the motion.

Following the senate’s decision, the secretary of the senate was mandated by the presiding officer, President ProTempore, Nyonblee Karnga Lawrence, to communicate with the Chief Executive with respect to the body’s decision confirming Justice Gbeisay as the country’s Chief Justice.