Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh GCOR | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Sierra Leone | |
| In office January 2008 – February 2015 | |
| Nominated by | Ernest Bai Koroma |
| Preceded by | Ade Renner Thomas |
| Succeeded by | Abdulai Hamid Charm |
| Sierra Leone Court of Appeals Judge | |
| In office 2004–2008 | |
| Nominated by | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah |
| Sierra Leone High Court Judge | |
| In office 1996–2004 | |
| Nominated by | Ahmad Tejan Kabbah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 April 1949 Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Political party | None |
| Residence(s) | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
| Alma mater | Columbia University College of Law, London |
| Profession | Judge |
Umu Hawa Tejan-Jalloh GCOR (born April 16, 1949 [1]) is a Sierra Leonean lawyer who was the first female Chief Justice of Sierra Leone from 2008 to 2015.
- ^ Sylvia Olayinka Blyden. "Sierra Leone Chief Justice is not yet Past 65 years : Opposition should take Claims to Supreme Court or Shut Up". Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.