Some litigants at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court are letting out a sigh of relief following the appointment of a new magistrate to that court.

Hopes are running high that the backlog of cases in one of the courtrooms at the Brikama Magistrates’ Court would be considerably reduced following the appointment of magistrate Johny Aub to fill the void created by the departure of ex-magistrate Assan Martin from the magistracy.

Hitherto to the appointment of magistrate Aub, many litigants have bitterly complained to this paper about the snail’s pace manner with which their cases were progressing.