{"id":973786,"date":"2022-02-02T15:51:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:51:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/02\/here-are-the-list-of-chief-justices-in-ghana-since-1911\/"},"modified":"2022-02-02T15:51:26","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T15:51:26","slug":"here-are-the-list-of-chief-justices-in-ghana-since-1911","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/02\/02\/here-are-the-list-of-chief-justices-in-ghana-since-1911\/","title":{"rendered":"Here Are The List Of Chief Justices In Ghana Since 1911"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<article>\n<p>Over the years Ghana has produce one of the best Chief Justices in Africa, and these chief justices have properly handled administration of the Supreme Court, High Court, Appeal Court and other sectors within the Court<\/p>\n<p>So, the list below are men and women who hold this position since Independent. If any names are missing, kindly follow for update\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n<p>Isaac Kobina Donkor Abban JSC<\/p>\n<p>Abban was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 1995 and 2001, and also he was the 9 person to hold this position since the independent nation.<\/p>\n<p>Justice George Kingsley Acquah MSG JSC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Acquah was the (23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana he was appointed as Chief Justice on 4 July 2003<\/p>\n<p>Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo JSC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Akuffo was the Chief Justice of from 2017 until 20 December 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Edward Akufo-Addo JSC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Edward was a brilliant politician and lawyer, and he was a member of the &#8220;Big Six&#8221; leaders who engaged in the fight for Ghana&#8217;s independence. He became the Chief Justice from 1966 to 1970), and later President from 1970 to 1972<\/p>\n<p>Kwasi Anin-Yeboah JSC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Yaboah is an intelligent lawyer, and he is the current Chief Justice of Ghana.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Frederick Kwasi Apaloo CV FGA JSC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Apaloo was a brave barrister and judge who occupied the position of Chief Justice of Kenya from 1993 to 1995 and later Chief Justice of Ghana from 1977 to 1986.<\/p>\n<p>Philip Edward Archer MSG JSC Archer was the Chief Justice of Ghana from 1991 to 1995, and he became the eighth person to hold this position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Edmund Alexander Lanquaye Bannerman JSC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bannerman was the Chief Justice of Ghana in the year 1970 and his term ends in 1972. Edmund was the 4th person to fill in this position\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sir William Brandford Griffith, CBE\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Griffith was a British colonial judge who was the Chief Justice of the Gold Coast from 1895 to 1911<\/p>\n<p>Samuel Azu Crabbe JSC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Crebbe was an active barrister, solicitor and jurist, and he was the 5th Chief Justice of Ghana\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sir Walter Harragin CMG KC Harragin was a British colonial judge and administrator.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Kobina Arku Korsah JSC Korsah was the first Chief Justice of in 1956.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Philipos Bertie Petrides Petrides known as Philip, was a smart colonial judge and administrator<\/p>\n<p>Justice Julius Sarkodee-Adoo JSC\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Julius was the second Chief Justice of Ghana during the First Republic.<\/p>\n<p>Justice Ernest Nee Pobee Sowah JSC<\/p>\n<p>Sowah was the Chief Justice of Ghana from 1986 to 1990.<\/p>\n<p>Edward Kwame Wiredu JSC Wiredu was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 2001 and 2003. Edward was the 19th since Ghana became an independent nation.<\/p>\n<p>Georgina Theodora Wood JSC Wood is an experience judge, and she was the Chief Justice of Ghana also the first woman to occupy that position.<\/p>\n<p>Content created and supplied by: Marshsyl (via  Opera<br \/>\nNews )<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"copyright hide\">\n<span class=\"content\">    ,  .   ,     .       () , , , , , , , , .      \/ ,  and\/or  .     ,  , and\/or  ,      and\/or     <\/span><br \/>\n<span class=\"see-more\"><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<section class=\"tags\">\nAbban<br \/>\nAcquah<br \/>\nCourt<br \/>\nGeorge Kingsley Acquah<br \/>\nSupreme Court<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the years Ghana has produce one of the best Chief Justices in Africa, and these chief justices have properly handled administration of the Supreme Court, High Court, Appeal Court and other sectors within the Court So, the list below are men and women who hold this position since Independent. 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