Cllr. Arthur M. S. Washington

Introduction:
Cllr. Arthur M. S. Washington is a Liberian attorney and educator currently serving as the County Attorney for Gbarpolu County under the Ministry of Justice Liberia. He was appointed to this role by His Excellency Joseph Nyumah Boakai, Sr., President of the Republic of Liberia, in June 2025. In this capacity, he serves as the Chief Prosecutor for the county and Chairman of the Joint Security, acting as the primary legal advisor to the local administration. His appointment followed a distinguished tenure as Acting County Attorney for Bomi County, where he served from July 2024 to June 2025.

He is a Counsellor-At-Law of the Honourable Supreme Court of the Republic of Liberia, having been duly admitted on January 27, 2023. He is a licensed member of the Liberian National Bar Association (License No. 26/0466) and the Montserrado County Bar.

His professional journey is defined by a unique blend of public service and academia. Before focusing full-time on the legal sector, he spent over two decades shaping young minds as a Mathematics Instructor at Adventist High School in Monrovia. Since 2014, he has also served as a Legal Consultant for the Ministry of Justice. A proud alumnus of the University of Liberia, he holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and a Bachelor of Laws from the Louis Arthur Grimes School of Law. He continues to reside in Monrovia, where he remains an active voice in Liberia’s legal and civic landscape.