Sierra Leonean judge

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The Honourable Justice Salamatu Koroma

Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone

Incumbent

Assumed office
December 7, 2011
Nominated by| Ernest Bai Koroma
Justice of the Appeals Court of Sierra Leone
In office
December 21, 2005 [1] – December 7, 2011
Nominated by| Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
Personal details
Nationality| Sierra Leonean
Political party| None
Residence(s)| Freetown, Sierra Leone
Alma mater| Fourah Bay College
Profession| Judge

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

## External links[edit]

* http://news.sl/drwebsite/exec/view.cgi?archive=7&num=19315&printer=1
* http://news.sl/drwebsite/exec/view.cgi?archive=2&num=1250