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Salamatu Koroma

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The Honourable Justice Salamatu Koroma
Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone
Assumed office
December 7, 2011
Nominated byErnest Bai Koroma
Justice of the Appeals Court of Sierra Leone
In office
December 21, 2005 [1] – December 7, 2011
Nominated byAhmad Tejan Kabbah
Personal details
NationalitySierra Leonean
Political partyNone
Residence(s)Freetown, Sierra Leone
Alma materFourah Bay College
ProfessionJudge

Salamatu Koroma is a Sierra Leonean judge and a current Justice in the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone. She was appointed as a Supreme Court Justice by Sierra Leone's President Ernest Bai Koroma, and was sworn in on December 5, 2011 after she was confirmed by the Sierra Leone parliament.[1][2]

A graduate of Fourah Bay College Law School, Salamatu Koroma was previously a judge in the Sierra Leone Appeals Court since 2005, after she was appointed by President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah.[3] Koroma has over thirty five years experience as a practicing lawyer and a judge in Sierra Leone.

Salamatu Koroma was called on to the Sierra Leone Bar Association in 1976 and was appointed State Counsel that same year. Koroma was later appointed as a registrar general of Sierra Leone.

Law career

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A graduate of Fourah Bay College Law School, Salamatu Koroma was previously a judge in the Sierra Leone High Court since 2005, after she was nominated by President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. Koroma has over thirty-five years' experience as a practicing lawyer and a judge in Sierra Leone.

Salamatu Koroma was called on to the Sierra Leone Bar Association and was appointed State Counsel that same year. In 1976 Koroma was appointed as a registrar general. She currently serves as the chairman of the Law Reform Commission in Freetown, Sierra Leone.

References

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  1. ^ "Parliament approves 24 and rejects 1". Awoko Newspaper.
  2. ^ "In Sierra Leone, as President Ernest Koroma appoints yet another two female Judges, Kono Chiefs at Chief Justice?s Chambers". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  3. ^ "Chief Justice Swears in Salamatu Koroma in Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone News". Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
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