Academic Qualifications

• LL.B (Hons) – University of Sierra Leone (Fourah Bay College & Institute of Public Administration & Management) 

• Barrister-at-Law (BL) – Sierra Leone Law School

• MPA in Public Administration & Management – Njala University 

• M.Phil in Communications Law & Policy – Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone 

• Ph.D. in Media & War Crimes Jurisprudence – University of Bedfordshire, UK 

• Additionally, he was a Ph.D. candidate in Law Studies at University of Sussex, UK 

 Professional & Judicial Career

• Magistrate before elevation to the High Court bench 

• Appointed High Court Judge in November 2023 

• Promoted to Judge of the Court of Appeal in April–May 2025 ()

• Served as Dean of the Faculty of Law, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone — inaugural Dean under the 2021 Universities Act 

 Academic Leadership & Thought Contributions

• Designed & launched LL.M. program in Human Rights, Constitutional & Criminal Justice at FBC (July 2024) 

• Instrumental in developing Njala University’s law curriculum, integrating international standards 

• Frequent speaker at ECOWAS Court conferences — topics include media, CSOs, rule of law, and governance (2023–2024) 

• Presented on legal education policy, ethics, and management across Africa.

 Further Notable Roles

• Deputy Prosecutor and later Head of the Prosecutor’s Office at the Special Court for Sierra Leone — led prosecutions against RUF rebel leaders for war crimes 

• Advocated for strengthening ties between national judiciary, media, and civil society in West Africa 

 Recognition & Reputation

• Celebrated broadly as a “paragon of academic excellence, wisdom, distinction & integrity” 

• Known for scholarly excellence, “lion’s thunderous voice” on the bench, and shaping legal education reforms 

 Summary

Dr. Justice Binneh Kamara is among Sierra Leone’s foremost legal minds, combining:

• Advanced academic credentials (LL.B, BL, MPA, M.Phil, Ph.D.),

• High judicial office (Appeal Court Judge),

• Academic leadership (Dean at FBC, law curriculum development),

• International prosecution experience (Special Court for Sierra Leone),

• And regional thought leadership (conference contributions across ECOWAS and Africa).