George Kingsley Acquah

George Kingsley Acquah
11th Chief Justice of Ghana
(23rd including Gold Coast)
In office
4 July 2003  25 March 2007
Appointed by John Kufuor
Preceded by Edward Kwame Wiredu
Succeeded by Georgina Theodora Wood
Supreme Court Judge
In office
1995  25 March 2007
Appointed by Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born (1942-03-04)4 March 1942
Sekondi, Ghana
Died 25 March 2007(2007-03-25) (aged 65)
Accra, Ghana
Nationality Ghana Ghanaian
Spouse(s) Mrs. Jane Acquah

Justice George Kingsley Acquah (4 March 1942 – 25 March 2007) was the twenty-third (23rd ) Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana[1](the eleventh since independence).[2] He was appointed as Chief Justice on 4 July 2003[3] and was the incumbent until his death. His appointment made it three out of four recent Chief Justices who were former students of Adisadel College; the other two being Philip Edward Archer (1991 and 1995) and Edward Kwame Wiredu (2001 and 2003).

Early life

Justice Acquah was born on 4 March 1942 at Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana.[4][5] He had his basic education in a number of schools, namely Half Assini Methodist School, Cape Coast Methodist School, Ashanti Bekwai Methodist School, Akim Oda Methodist School, Nkawkaw Methodist School and Dunkwa-on-Offin Anglican School.[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][5] In 1970, he obtained the LL.B. (Hons) degree in Law from the same University.[4][5] He then attended the Ghana Law School where he obtained his Professional Certificate in Law and was called to the Bar in 1972.[4]

Working life

Justice George Acquah was in private legal practice at Cape Coast from 1972 until 19 September 1989 when he became a High Court Judge, working at Ho in the Volta Region.[4][6] He rose to become an Appeal Court Judge in June 1994[4] and then a Supreme Court Judge a year later.[5]

Other roles

Honours

Death

Justice Acquah died from cancer on 25 March 2007, aged 65, in Accra. He was married with six children.[8]

See also

References

  1. "List of Chief Justices". Official Website. Judicial Service of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  2. 1 2 "Justice Acquah Is Dead". Top Stories. Graphic Communications Group Limited. 26 March 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2007.
  3. "New Chief Justice sworn into office". General News of Friday, 4 July 2003. Ghana Home Page. 4 July 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Death of the Chief Justice of Ghana". Official Website. Judicial Service of Ghana. Retrieved 13 April 2007.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Chief Justice – Justice George Kingsley Acquah". Famous Ghanaians: Law. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  6. "Profile of Lead Faculties". Negotiation and Conflict Management Group. Archived from the original on 8 October 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.
  7. "the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute Report" (pdf). Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute. September 2006. p. 13. Retrieved 26 March 2006. line feed character in |publisher= at position 22 (help)
  8. "Chief Justice is dead". General News of Sunday, 25 March 2007. Ghana Home Page. 25 March 2007. Retrieved 26 March 2007.

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Preceded by
Edward Kwame Wiredu
Chief Justice of Ghana
2003–2007
Succeeded by
Georgina Theodora Wood
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