George Kingsley Acquah

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George Kingsley Acquah

11^thChief Justice of Ghana (23^rd including Gold Coast)
In office July 4, 2003 – March 25, 2007
Appointed by	John Kufuor
Preceded by	Edward Kwame Wiredu
Supreme Court Judge
In office 1995 – March 25, 2007
Appointed by	Jerry Rawlings

Born	March 6, 1942 Sekondi, Ghana
Died	March 25, 2007 Accra, Ghana
Spouse(s)	Mrs. Jane Acquah

Justice George Kingsley Acquah (March 6, 1942 - March 25, 2007) is the twenty-third (23^rd ) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana.^[1](The eleventh since independence.)^[2] He was appointed as Chief Justice on July 4, 2003^[3] and was the incumbent until his death.

1 Early life
2 Working life
3 Other roles
4 Honours
5 Death
6 Notes
7 See also
8 External links

[edit] Early life

Justice Acquah was born on March 6, 1942 at Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana.^[4] He attended Adisadel College at Cape Coast, from 1957 to 1963 for his secondary and sixth form (college) education. He was an undergraduate at the University of Ghana, Legon between 1964 and 1967 and obtained a B.A (Hons) degree in Philosophy.^[4] In 1970, he obtained the LL.B. (Hons) degree in Law from the same University.^[4] He then attended the Ghana Law School where he obtained his Professional Certificate in Law and was called to the Bar in 1972.^[4]

[edit] Working life

Justice George Acquah was in private legal practice from 1972 until September 19, 1989 when he became a High Court Judge, working at Ho in the Volta Region.^[5] He rose to become an Appeal Court Judge in 1994 and then a Supreme Court Judge a year later.^[4]

[edit] Other roles

Chairman, Budget Committee of the Judicial Service
Chairman, Judicial Service Reform and Automation Committee
Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of the Judicial Service of Ghana
Chairman, Disciplinary Committee of the Judicial Counci
Chairman, Funeral Committee of the Judicial Service
Chairman, Tender Board of the Judicial Service
Member of the Judicial Council of Ghana
Chairman, National Multi-Sectoral Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Child
Member, Rules of Court Committee
Member, Appointments Committee of the Judicial Council
Member, Africa Regional Council of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
Member of the Governing Council of the Ghana Legal Literacy and Resource Foundation
Patron, Commonwealth Legal Education Association, London
Honorary Legal Adviser of the International Planned Parenthood Federation;
Editorial Advisor, Banking and Financial Law Journal of Ghana
External Examiner (Law of Evidence) Ghana Law School

[edit] Honours

June 2006 - Awarded the Order of the Star of Ghana (Member) - the highest honour of Ghana^[2]^[6]

[edit] Death

Justice Acquah developed cancer and died on March 25, 2007 in Accra. He was married with six children. .^[7]

[edit] Notes

^ List of Chief Justices. Official Website. Judicial Service of Ghana. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
^ ^a ^b Justice Acquah Is Dead. Top Stories. Graphic Communications Group Limited. (26 March 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-27.
^ New Chief Justice sworn into office. General News of Friday, 4 July 2003. Ghana Home Page (July 4, 2003). Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Chief Justice - Justice George Kingsley Acquah. Famous Ghanaians: Law. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
^ Profile of Lead Faculties. Negotiation and Conflict Management Group. Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
^ the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute Report (pdf) page 13. Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute (September 2006). Retrieved on 2006-03-26.
^ Chief Justice is dead. General News of Sunday, 25 March 2007. Ghana Home Page (25 March 2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-26.