Francis Kpegah

Justice Francis Yaonasu Kpegah
Supreme Court Judge
In office 6 January 1993 â€“ 2008
Appointed by	Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Nationality	Ghanaian

Francis Yaonasu Kpegah is a retired Ghanaian judge who was on the Supreme Court of Ghana between 1993 and 2008. He was appointed to the Supreme Court on 6 January 1993.^[1] He acted as the Chief Justice of Ghana following the death of George Kingsley Acquah on 25 March 2007^[2] until the appointment of Georgina Theodora Wood on 15 June 2007 as the new Chief Justice.^[3]

In 2013, he caused a lot of excitement in Ghana when he sued Nana Akufo-Addo, the Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for impersonation.^[4] His suit sought the High Court to declare that Nana Akufo-Addo was never called to the Ghana Bar and that his private law firm was thus also illegal.^[5] This upset many in the NPP including the former President John Kufuor.^[6] He was also subjected to various attacks through the media^[7] to which he responded that he would like Nana Akufo-Addo to go through the court process in answering back.^[8]

References

1. "Kpegah Acts As Chief Justice". News. ModernGhana.com. 28 March 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
2. "DEATH OF THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF GHANA". Official Service. Judicial Service of Ghana. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
3. "Kpegah urges new Chief Justice to unite judges". General news. Ghana Home Page. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
4. "Akufo-Addo sued for impersonation". General news. Ghana Home Page. 19 March 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
5. "Justice Kpegah sues Akufo-Addo for impersonation". News. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
6. "Kufuor hits back at Kpegah over Akufo-Addo". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
7. "I won't quit bungalow – Kpegah fires back". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
8. "Akufo-Addo should come face me in court - Justice Kpegah". General news. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 27 March 2013.