Frances Johnson-Morris

Frances Johnson-Morris is a Liberian lawyer, judge and politician. She served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia, chaired the National Elections Commission during the 2005 Liberian general elections, and later served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Liberia. She has also worked as a human rights advocate and headed the Catholic Justice and Peace Commission in Liberia. Quotes My advice would be that the timing and the sequencing of these activities must be made clear to all those involved; to all the stakeholders, to all political parties. And when you make a timeline, you must stick to that timeline. Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University When you involve people in decision-making, you can uphold your transparency and your credibility. I think we did that very well. We consulted a whole lot. Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University What I focus on is the public interest. I don't care about individual interests and things. What I do, I do in the interest of the public. Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University That is the guiding principle that I take everywhere I go—that the public interest is above and superior to individual interest, with me to say to society ‘We have to have these elections to make sure that we bring an end to war and don't revert to war, so we have to do it to the best of our ability and in the most credible and transparent manner that we can.’ Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University They always assume that the local personnel have no capacity, have no intelligence, so to speak, and don't have the competence to do anything—and that they bring in everything. They bring in competence and they bring in expertise, whereas, there is local expertise. Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University Every solution, every thing must be context specific. And you don't assume that because you did this in East Timor or somewhere, so the same solution will fit here. You don't assume that, that's dangerous. Innovations for Successful Societies, Princeton University External links Category:Lawyers from Liberia Category:Judges Category:Politicians from Liberia Category:Human rights activists Category:Women activists from Liberia