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Na Ceesay Sallah-Wadda

Court of Appeal president

A Gambian legacy

Na Ceesay Sallah-Wadda has served in prosecution, government legal administration and the superior courts. After work as a High Court and Court of Appeal judge, she became president of the Court of Appeal in 2022. Her career is part of the expanding role of Gambian women in senior judicial leadership.

THEIR MARK ON HISTORY

01Became president of the Court of Appeal in 2022.

02Was appointed a High Court judge in 2007.

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