Monrovia-Chief Justice Yamie Quiqui Gbeisay, Sr. has ordered a comprehensive credential verification and personnel audit across the First Judicial Circuit, Montserrado County.
By Willie N. Tokpah
The initiative, which begins on Thursday, August 28, and runs until Thursday, September 4, will be conducted by the Civil Service Agency (CSA) in collaboration with the Office of the Court Administrator.
The exercise is mandatory for all Judges, Magistrates, and Judiciary employees within the Circuit.
The Chief Justice’s directive is in line with his recent statement during his official induction ceremony, where he pledged to usher in a new era of judicial reform focused on transparency, meritocracy, and institutional integrity.
“If we must earn public trust and restore dignity to our courts, we must first put our own house in order,” Chief Justice Gbeisay declared.
To ensure efficiency, the CSA has deployed three teams to conduct the exercise across three venues simultaneously.
The team stationed at the Temple of Justice will cover Judges, Magistrates, the Court Administrator’s office, and all employees within the Temple of Justice, including the West Point Magisterial Court.
The team ststioned at the Paynesville Magisterial Court, will oversee verification for staff of the Paynesville, Omega, Careysburg, Bensonville, and Todee Magisterial Courts.
Additionally, another team which will be stationed at the Gardnersville Magisterial Court, will handle personnel from the Gardnersville, Bushrod Island, Brewerville, and Arthington Magisterial Courts.
Employees have been mandated to appear in person and present the following documents, to include, original academic credentials and National Identification Card.
A memo from the Judiciary, issued by Assistant Court Administrator, Cllr. William B. Kollie, Sr., noted that failure to comply with the audit exercise could lead to severe administrative consequences.
The credential audit is widely seen as a test of Chief Justice Gbeisay’s commitment to overhaul a system long plagued by inefficiency and allegations of unqualified personnel.
His reform agenda, announced during his swearing-in ceremony, includes digital case tracking, court decentralization, timely adjudication, and now, a full-scale personnel verification system aimed at purging the judiciary of uncredentialed and non-compliant staff.
“This is not just an audit, it’s the beginning of a cultural shift in our justice system,” said one senior court official familiar with the plan.
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