| Edward Kwame Wiredu | |
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| 10th Chief Justice of Ghana (22nd including Gold Coast) |
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| In office 2001–2003 |
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| Appointed by | John Kufuor |
| Preceded by | Isaac Kobina Abban |
| Succeeded by | George Kingsley Acquah |
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| Born | c 1936 |
| Died | 31 January 2008, aged 73 |
Edward Kwame Wiredu (born c.1936, died 31 January 2008) was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 2001 and 2003.[1] He was the tenth since Ghana became an independent nation. He is noted for introducing the Fast Track Courts in Ghana as well as Alternate Dispute Resolution and the Judicial Institute.
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Edward Wiredu was educated at the Accra Academy[2] in Accra and the Adisadel College at Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana. He then went on to the Kumasi College of Science and Technology, which is now the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST).[3]
Wiredu was called to the British bar in 1960. He went on to serve on the Bench for a total of 34 years after having been in private practice. He was appointed a High Court Judge in 1969. After the abortive coup of 15 May 1979, he was noted to have entered a plea of not guilty for Jerry Rawlings although Rawlings himself had pleaded guilty during his trial.[4] In 1980, he was elevated to be an Appeal Court Judge. He became a Supreme Court Judge in 1990. He was appointed Chief Justice in the Fourth Republic by John Kufuor at the beginning of his presidency on 9 November 2001. He is considered by some to be a strong advocate for the independence of the Judiciary.[5] He retired as Chief Justice in May 2003 for health reasons.
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| Preceded by Isaac Kobina Abban |
Chief Justice of Ghana 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by George Kingsley Acquah |
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