Julius Sarkodee-Addo

Julius Sarkodee-Addo
2nd Chief Justice of Ghana
In office
1964–1966
Appointed by Dr. Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by Sir Kobina Arku Korsah
Succeeded by Edward Akufo-Addo
Personal details
Born 8 September 1908
Died January 1972 (aged 63)
Accra
Nationality Ghana Ghanaian

Justice Julius Sarkodee-Addo (8 September 1908 January 1972)[1][2] was the second Chief Justice of Ghana during the First Republic.

He was educated at King's College London, admitted to Inner Temple in 1928, and called to the Bar in 1932. He replaced the first native Ghanaian chief justice, Sir Kobina Arku Korsah in 1964.[3] He was removed after the coup d'état of 24 February 1966 by the military National Liberation Council government which was formed after the overthrew of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah.

Sarkodee-Addo died in January 1972 at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.

References

  1. Ghana year book, 1963, "SARKODEE-ADDO, JULIUS: Judge, Supreme Court of Ghana, b. Sept. 8, 1908. Edu: Methodist Primary School. Koforid.ua, Wesleyan Boys' High School, Freetown Sierra Leone and King's College, University of London."
  2. West Africa, Ausgaben 2848-2872. Afrimedia International. 1972. p. 51.
  3. "List of Chief Justices". Official website. Judicial Service of Ghana. Archived from the original on 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2007-04-07.

See also

Legal offices
Preceded by
Sir Kobina Arku Korsah
Chief Justice of Ghana
19641966
Succeeded by
Edward Akufo-Addo