Focusing on Supreme Court jurisprudence during the 2025 calendar year, the Measuring Justice Report analyzes case disposition patterns, opinion output by individual Justices, and the nature of matters brought before the Court. It further examines the Court’s interaction with trial courts, Justices sitting in Chambers, and the Judiciary Inquiry Commission (JIC) and Grievance and Ethics Committee (GEC), thereby providing a comprehensive picture of how authority, discipline, and oversight operate within the Liberian judicial system. By distinguishing between cases resolved on substantive merits and those disposed of on procedural grounds, the Report also illuminates the Court’s priorities and its approach to appellate discipline and judicial finality.

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