After all, the chief justice’s mandate is to serve the citizens and residents of The Gambia, not only the members of the Gambia Bar Association. The leaders of the Gambia Bar Association do not have the independence, neutrality and competence of the highly respected JSC. What is the Gambia Bar Association? Now let us take an objective and factual view of The Gambia Bar Association (GBA). Therefore, the burning questions regarding the matter of the chief justice appointment are: What interests are the GBA’s leadership seeking to promote and protect by its extracurricular efforts to insert itself in the chief justice appointment process?