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Gibril B. Semega-Janneh

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Gibril B. Semega-Janneh
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia
Assumed office
1 November 2017
PresidentAdama Barrow
In office
2008–2015
PresidentYahya Jammeh
Personal details
Born
Gibril Baboucarr Semega-Janneh

Gibril Baboucarr Semega-Janneh is a Gambian judge who currently serves as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia.

Career

Janneh has served as a High Court judge in the Gambia, as well as a Court of Appeal judge. In 2005, he was appointed as a Fellow of Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute.[1] He was serving as a judge in Sierra Leone on secondment in 2008.[2] He served as a Justice of the Supreme Court from 2008 to 2015, when he was dismissed.[3] He was re-appointed on 1 November 2017 by President Adama Barrow.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Fellows". Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Supreme Court sits today". Africa.gm. 5 February 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. ^ "2 Gambian Supreme Court Judges Removed". Jollof News. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  4. ^ "President appoints 8 Gambian judges". The Point. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.