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Supreme Court of The Gambia
Governs The Gambia
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Source: thepoint.gm, checkedSupreme Court of The Gambia in plain words
- What it can't do
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The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal and has exclusive original jurisdiction over interpreting or enforcing the Constitution (ss.126-127). Hassan B. Jallow retired as Chief Justice on 1 Aug 2026; the Gambia Bar Association has asked the Court to rule that his successor's appointment is invalid.
Who sits on it
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Chief Justice of The Gambia
Appointed by the President of the Republic of The Gambia
- Edi M. O. Faal Chief Justice of The Gambia · since July 2026
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justices of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the President of the Republic of The Gambia
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Sources for who sits on it
- Chief Justice of The Gambia constituteproject.org · checked
- Edi M. O. Faal as Chief Justice of The Gambia thepoint.gm · checked
- Justice of the Supreme Court constituteproject.org · checked
What it can do
- Final appeal
The Supreme Court is the final court of appeal (Constitution s.126(1)).
- Constitutional interpretation
Exclusive original jurisdiction over the interpretation or enforcement of the Constitution, apart from the fundamental rights provisions (Constitution s.127(1)(a)).
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Sources for what it can do
- Final appeal constituteproject.org · checked
- Constitutional interpretation constituteproject.org · checked
Sources
- thepoint.gm · checked The Point, Barrow swears in Edi Faal as chief justice, 2026-08-03, read 2026-10-12: Faal sworn in Friday 2026-07-31; GBA Supreme Court challenge. Fallback: press report, because no judiciary website was reachable. For: Supreme Court of The Gambia, What it can't do, Edi M. O. Faal as Chief Justice of The Gambia
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitution of The Gambia 1996 rev. 2004 (Constitute), read 2026-10-12: sections 46, 63, 70, 73, 76, 88, 93, 100, 125-127, 138-139. Note: s.88 text there says 48 elected members; the Assembly has 53 constituencies today per assembly.gm. For: Final appeal, Constitutional interpretation, Chief Justice of The Gambia, Justice of the Supreme Court
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