| 词条 | Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke |
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| name = Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke | office = Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia | image = | president = Adama Barrow | office1 = Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone | president1 = Ernest Bai Koroma | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|06|15|df=y}} | birth_place = | citizenship = | nationality = Sierra Leonean | otherparty = | spouse = | relations = | children = | residence = | alma_mater = Inns of Court School of Law | term_start = 30 December 2016 | term_end = | term_start1 = 19 December 2014 | term_end1 = | image_size = | relatives = | education = }}Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke (born 15 June 1957) is a Sierra Leonean judge who is currently a Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone and a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia. Early life and educationBrowne-Marke was born in England, United Kingdom. He studied law at the Inns of Court School of Law, graduating in 1979, and was called to the bar at Inner Temple in 1981.[1] Early careerBrowne-Marke worked as a state counsel in Sierra Leone's Director of Public Prosecutions Office from 1982 to 1989, before entering private practice. Courts of AppealIn 2007, he began lecturing at Sierra Leone Law School, in Freetown, and was also appointed as a Senior Justice on the Court of Appeal of Sierra Leone.[1] In 2009, Browne-Marke oversaw proceedings in a landmark cocaine trial. 600 kg of cocaine had been brought into the country on 28 July 2008 from Venezuela by a Cessna aircraft painted with a fake Red Cross logo. On 21 April 2009, of the 15 accused in the trial, he handed out custodian sentences and fines to all. For the Sierra Leoneans, the fines ranged from 25 million Leones (equivalent to $8,000 at the time) to 300 million Leones (equivalent to $100,000 at the time). The sentences ranged from two years to five. For the accused foreigners, the fines ranged from $1.5 million to $4 million, with prison sentences of five years.Browne-Marke ordered that the cocaine be destroyed within 48 hours of the verdict, which took place on 23 April and was witnessed by international observers.[1][2][3] Supreme Court justiceOn 19 December 2014, Browne-Marke was sworn-in as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone by President Ernest Bai Koroma.[4][5] He was initially appointed by President Yahya Jammeh to the Supreme Court of the Gambia on 30 December 2016, in order to hear Jammeh's election petition regarding the 2016 presidential election. However, he declined to take up his seat to hear the petition, and was seen the day prior to the hearing still in Freetown.[6][7] He was re-confirmed by President Adama Barrow to the Supreme Court of the Gambia in May 2017.[8] On 24 November 2017, Browne-Marke was noted as a potential candidate for Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, described as having an "unblemished record".[9] References1. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.standardtimespress.org/artman/publish/article_3927.shtml|title=21 Days For Cocaine Convicts To Appeal...As Justice Browne Mark Slams 130 Years Sentences|last=|first=|date=22 April 2009|work=Standard Times Express|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}} {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Browne-Marke, Nicholas Colin}}2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.cottontreenews.org/home-mainmenu-1/1-latest/1940-200-million-dollars-worth-of-cocaine-up-in-flames|title=200 million dollars worth of cocaine up in flames|last=|first=|date=25 April 2009|work=Cotton Tree News|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=http://wikileaks.wikimee.org/cable/2009/05/09FREETOWN157.html|title=09FREETOWN157: Land mark cocaine sentence handed down|last=|first=|date=1 April 2009|website=Wikileaks|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=4 December 2017}} 4. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.premiermedia.sl/content/supreme-court-judges-take-oath-office|title=Supreme Court Judges Take Oath of Office|last=|first=|date=24 December 2014|website=Premier Media Group Ltd|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=4 December 2017}} 5. ^1 2 {{Cite web|url=http://judicialdialogue2015.african-court.org/en/aboutdialogue/arrival-and-departure-transfers/19-joomla/95-nicholas-colin-browne-marke.html|title=Hon. Justice Nicholas Colin Browne-Marke|last=|first=|date=30 October 2015|website=African Court Events Portal|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=29 November 2017}} 6. ^{{Cite news|url=https://jollofnews.com/2017/01/09/gambia-supreme-court-unlikely-to-hear-jammehs-petition/|title=Gambia Supreme Court Unlikely To Hear Jammeh’s Petition|last=|first=|date=9 January 2017|work=Jollof News|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}} 7. ^{{Cite news|url=https://gambia.smbcgo.com/2016/12/30/six-new-justices-hear-jammehs-petition-named/|title=The six new justices to hear Jammeh’s petition named|last=|first=|date=30 December 2016|work=SMBC News|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}} 8. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.channelafrica.co.za/sabc/home/channelafrica/news/details?id=ebc6845c-d7bc-413d-9e9b-c7a2de3fb337&title=Gambia%20swears%20in%20several%20homegrown%20judges|title=Gambia swears in several home-grown judges|last=|first=|date=16 May 2017|work=Channel Africa|access-date=29 November 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}} 9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://standardtimespress.org/?p=6460|title=New Chief Justice... President Koroma to Appoint|last=|first=|date=24 November 2017|work=Standard Times Press|access-date=4 December 2017|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=}} 4 : 1957 births|Living people|Sierra Leonean judges on the courts of the Gambia|Sierra Leone Creole people |
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