Courts

The Supreme Courts

The Supreme Court shall be final arbiter of constitutional issues and shall exercise final appellate jurisdiction in all cases whether emanating from courts of record, courts not of record, administrative agencies, autonomous agencies or any other authority, both as to law and fact except cases involving ambassadors, ministers, or cases in which a country is a party. In all such cases, the Supreme Court shall exercise original jurisdiction. The Legislature shall make no law nor create any exceptions as would deprive the Supreme Court of any of the powers granted herein.

The Supreme Court shall comprise of one Chief Justice and four Associate Justice, a majority of whom shall be deemed competent to transact the business of the Court. It a quorum is not obtained to enable the Court to hear any case, a circuit judge in the order of seniority shall sit as an ad hoc justice of the Supreme Court.

The Subordinate Courts

Criminal and Assizes Courts
The Circuit Courts,
Debt Courts
Monthly and Probate Courts,
Tax Courts
Revenue Courts
The Commercial Court
National Labor Court
Traffic Courts,
Juvenile Court
Magistrate Courts

The Circuit Courts

First Judicial Circuit court

Criminal Court Assizes “A”
Criminal Court Assizes “B”
Criminal Court Assizes “C” (Offenses against Property, Narcotics and hallucinogenic)
Criminal Court Assizes “D” (Armed Robbery)
Criminal Court Assizes “E” (Sexual Offenses)

Second Judicial Circuit Court Grand Bassa County
Third Judicial Circuit Court Sinoe County
Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Maryland County
Fifth Judicial Circuit Court Grand Cape Mount County
Sixth Judicial Circuit Court Montserrado County
Seventh Judicial Circuit Court Grand Gedeh County
Eighth Judicial Circuit Court Nimba County
Ninth Judicial Circuit Court Bong County
Tenth Judicial Circuit Court Lofa County
Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Bomi County
Twelfth Judicial Circuit Court Grand Kru County
Thirteen Judicial Circuit Court Margibi County
Fourteenth Judicial Circuit Court Rivercess County
Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court River Gee County
Sixteen Judicial Circuit Court Gbarpolu County

Specialized Courts
…coming soon!