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High Court Judge: 1966: Supreme Court replaced by Appeals Court 14 1971 [10] Appeal Court Judge: Edward Akufo-Addo: 1972: Supreme Court replaced by Appeals Court 14 1980: Appeal Court Judge: Hilla Limann: 1986: Chief Justice of Ghana 1977–1986 Chief Justice of Kenya 1993–1995 15 26 June 1964 [19] William Bruce-Lyle: High Court Judge: Kwame ...
The Supreme Court of Ghana is the highest judicial body in Ghana. [1] Ghana's 1992 constitution guarantees the independence and separation of the Judiciary from the Legislative and the Executive arms of government. [2] The Supreme Court of Ghana has the final say on legal matters and can overturn lower court decisions.
Pages in category "Justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Gaewu was sworn into office as justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana together with George Kingsley Koomson on 5 April 2023 by President Nana Akufo Addo. [19] [20] [21] He became the first judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court directly from the High Court since J. N. K. Taylor in 1980.
In order for someone to be nominated to the Supreme Court, they must have practiced law for at least 15 years prior to their nomination. [2] In terms of the functions of the court, the Supreme Court is the final court of appeals in all of Ghana and all lower level courts must abide by the decisions by which the Supreme Court comes to. [2]
The chief justice is appointed by the president of Ghana in consultation with the Council of State of Ghana and with the approval of the Parliament of Ghana. [9] A person qualified to be the chief justice of Ghana must be of a high moral character and have proven integrity and must have been a lawyer for at least fifteen years to have been eligible for appointment to the Supreme Court in the ...
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Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo (born on 11 September 1962) is the current Chief Justice of the republic of Ghana. She was nominated to the Supreme Court in November 2019 and received parliamentary approval in December 2019. [1]