In 2003, Hassan Bubacar Jallow was dismissed after presiding over several high-profile cases in which provisions of National Assembly acts were invalidated for contravening the Constitution and the African Charter.
[2] Following the election of President Adama Barrow, the court held its first sitting in over two years, from 15 May 2017 to 9 June.
Section 67(2)(b) states that when the Speaker acts on a notification of misconduct by the President, he must appoint a tribunal led by the Chief Justice and consisting of other members who must have held high judicial office.
Alternatively, if they have practiced as a lawyer before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in a common law country for not less than 12 years.
[4] Section 138 states that the Chief Justice is appointed by the President after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).
[4] Expatriate judges from other Commonwealth countries, especially from Nigeria and Sierra Leone, are usually appointed, but a Gambianisation process has been underway since Adama Barrow replaced Yahya Jammeh as President of the Gambia in January 2017.