The Fallen Distinguished Judge: The Constitutional Laws Fundamentalist

In the dark evening of May 13th, 2020, right in the onset of the world newest pandemic COVID-19, the death and the passing of one of South Sudan's most honourable Justice and distinguished judge was announced by medical expert in consultation with his family in Juba, South Sudan. South Sudan has suffered a huge loss to its Judiciary system and legal fraternity. Justice Bullen Panchol Awal Alier drew his last breathe within the hour of 8:30 PM in the evening, Juba local time. According to medical report released after his passing, late Judge suffered and succumbed to HEART ATTACK. South Sudan has lost a keen fighter of justice, a beacon of hope, truth, and transparency in the judicial system to the snares of a short illness. Even though the cause of his passing or nature of sickness was later reported to be heart attack. However, there has been a hint that the Late judge did suffered major a symptom-like shortness of breath, a symptom of the deadly heart attack. South Sudan was in a state of mourning as one of the founding fathers of South Sudan's democracy and the judiciary system is no more. Justice Bullen Panchol Awal Alier, the first-ever South Sudanese to be a second high ranked of Sudanese Constitutional Court has ascended into the heaven to be one of South Sudan's impactful ancestors.During his lifetime, Justice Bullen Panchol was not only an active advocate of some sort, he was as well as a man of many hats, although most certainly wigs and robes. He was more dedicated to the struggle of fairness in the judicial system of the South Sudanese people. He has fought against nepotism, corruption, bribery, and other moral and political decadence slowly eating up the democracy and justice system of South Sudan. Relentless and in the fore-front of exemplary works that bring South Sudan the deserved rights and transparency that is cherished in the ideal democratic society. An epitome of optimism and a firm believer of all citizens of South Sudan living together in harmony and with equal opportunities. One could easily see that the above ideal was all he hoped, fought, and lived to achieve and also died trying to achieve.Right before he resigned in September 2018 in South Sudan's Judiciary system, Justice Bullen played a pivotal role in the constitutional court for the position of supreme judge of the then constitutional court in Khartoum, having been appointed by the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior (the then Sudanese Vice President and President of the Government of Southern Sudan 2005) for 6 years i.e. 2005 - 2011. Then, in September of year 2011, Justice Bullen Panchol Awal Alier was appointed as a judge to South Sudan Supreme court by the current South Sudanese President, Salva Kiir Mayardit. He was confirmed alongside other three judges by South Sudan legislative assembly. Right before he resumed the position of a Judge in South Sudan's SPLA/SPLM Supreme Court, Justice Bullen was a seasoned soldier in his prime and retired in 2018 with the noble rank of Major General. Being the first South Sudanese to be second high ranked judge of Sudanese constitutional court after 21 years of divisional war between the Northern and Southern Sudan was no small achievement. Right after his retirement at SPLA, Justice Bullen was a fine man with an incredible work ethic. As the saying goes, a musician never stops making music only until he no longer has music in him. Justice Awal retired into private practices where he established his own private law firm and founded Alier Gaar Law firm which had offices in Juba and Bor Town.While in the Justice System, he was faced with the glaring truth about the cankerworm i.e. Corruption eating deep and wreaking havoc in the political, democratic, and humanitarian part of the country. Justice Bullen was among the rather few intellectuals and outliers of South Sudan. He was highly respected and acknowledged for his rather strict and thorough ruling and impeccable statement of judgment.