My name is Sajalieu Bah. I was born and raised in Sierra Leone, West Africa. I attended St. Edward's Primary School between 1979 and 1986. I proceeded to St. Edward's Secondary School and graduated in June 1993 with SC/GCE 'A' Levels. I was in Browne House (Green). I spent the next three and the half years at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, majoring in Political Science. I was a proud member of Davidson Nicol Hall (D'Nicol Dynamism: Yellow). Unfortunately, within a few weeks from graduation, I was forced to flee Sierra Leone for the United States due to the Civil War.

Between 1997 and 2001, I served on active duty in the United States Navy. While in the Fleet, I served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the USS Ingraham (FFG 61) and the USS Ford (FFG 54). I participated in two major deployments (Westpac) to the Arabian/Persian Gulf. It was quite an experience to see so many different places, including the Middle East, Australia, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific, while serving my new country. My homeport was first, Everett and then, Bremerton, two beautiful towns just a few miles away from downtown Seattle, Washington.

I have been living in Seattle for the past two years or so. Before then, I lived in San Francisco, California for about a year where I worked at the State Bar of California. I returned to Seattle in September of 2002 to start law school.

I recently graduated with a Juris Doctorate and a Master of Laws in International Development Law from the University of Washington School of Law in Seattle. My immediate goal is to acquire competency in different practice areas with an emphasis on litigation while maintaining a global perspective on the law.