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NATJL
The National Association of Trial Judges of Liberia was formed to cater to the needs and aspirations of its members, promote the rule of law and ensure the independence of the judiciary. Consistent with this objective, the NATJL established a welfare and loan schemes aimed at assisting its members during time of bereavement and also empowering them financially on a very minimum percentage interest to underwrite the cost of expenditures that they wouldn’t otherwise be relying on their meager salaries and allowance.
Since the establishment of the scheme, we have catered to almost all our members, but there have been difficulties in the repayment of all the loans, thereby creating bottle-neck in recycling the loan, while the welfare scheme has been abused by others.
In order to curtail this problem and ensure prompt payment by creditors and ensure that the welfare scheme targets the intended beneficiaries, the national executive committee meeting in Gbarnga, Bong county, on Friday, January 29, 2010, empowered the leadership of the NATJL to draw-up rules and policies that will govern the schemes.
WELFARE SCHEME
1.
That a Bereavement benefit for members of the Association is hereby established to be known and Styled BEREAVEMENT WELFARE SCHEME.
2.
That a member who bereaved in the following categories as a result of the death of his/her son, daughter, wife, husband, father or mother shall be entitled to benefit.
3.
That besides the relatives referred to in count (2) above, NATJL may identify with a bereaved member whose dead relative does not fall in the category stated by means of a flower design or sympathy card.
Associations & Memberships
All Judges and Associate judges are member of the National Association of Trial Judges of Liberia (NATJL)
The following shall constitute the death benefit of retired member
| Status | Category | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Circuit / Specialized judge | "A" | $ 350.00 |
| Magistrate/Law School Graduate | "A-1" | $ 350.00 |
| JI Graduate | "B" | $ 350.00 |
| Magistrate Non Law School Graduate | "B-" | $ 350.00 |
LOAN SCHEME
That a Loan Scheme is hereby established for only members of the NATJL who are on the Judiciary payroll and whose salary/allowance is not ATTACHED for loan or order indebtedness by any institution elswhere.
That all and any loan must have interest rate of then (10) percent interest and must be paid back within a period of six months (6 months) and no more.
That any member failing to repay hi/her total loan in the period specified in the Count above shall be given a grace period of one (1) month to settle his /her indebtedness but within an one additional ten (10) percent charged on the balance. In the event that the obligation is not settles and the borrower leaves the employ of the judiciary, His/her end of service benefit should be applied to settle same and if said benefit is insufficient, a grace period of one (1) month shall be granted the borrower to liquidate the debt, failing which period, legal action should be taking against the debtor to recover the net balance of debt.
That the National Secretariat shall forward the list of member with loan obligation and amount as stipulated in the form member. THERE SHALL BE NO EXEPTION TO THE RULE.
That the below condition are hereby put in place for loan recipients whose salary and / or allowance falls in the following gategories.