Arnold Jonathan Bishop-Gooding (born 24 March 1942) is a lawyer from Sierra Leone, called to the Bar (Inner Temple) in 1968.
Early life and education Arnold Jonathan Bishop-Gooding was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone to parents of Creole descent. He attended the Sierra Leone Grammar School and subsequently matriculated at Cambridge University, where he earned a Bachelor of Laws and Master of Laws at Christ's College, Cambridge.
Career A barrister and solicitor, Bishop-Gooding established a private practice in 1968, Gooding & Gooding in Sierra Leone in General and Admiralty practice. He served as Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Bar Association from 1973-1974. He was appointed as a Member of the Sierra Leone National Constitutional Review Commission in 1990-1991. From 1991-1992 he was also appointed President of The Sierra Leone Bar Association. Under the NPRC government from 1992-1993 he served as Attorney General and Secretary of State for Justice, and then in 1993-1995 as Secretary of State for Transport and Communications and finally in 1995 as Secretary of State for Information, Broadcasting and Culture
After serving in government, Bishop-Gooding retired from public service and returned to private practice as a legal and business consultant at Selina House.
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