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词条 George Kingsley Acquah
释义

  1. Early life

  2. Working life

  3. Other roles

  4. Honours

  5. Death

  6. See also

  7. References

  8. External links

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| successor = Georgina Theodora Wood
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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.

Early life

Justice Acquah was born on 4 March 1942 at Sekondi in the Western Region of Ghana.[4][4] 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.[5] 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.[5][4] In 1970, he obtained the LL.B. (Hons) degree in Law from the same University.[5][4] He then attended the Ghana Law School where he obtained his Professional Certificate in Law and was called to the Bar in 1972.[5]

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.[5][6] He rose to become an Appeal Court Judge in June 1994[5] and then a Supreme Court Judge a year later.[4]

Other roles

  • Chairman, Budget Committee of the Judicial Service
  • Chairman, Judicial Service Reform and Automation Committee
  • Chairman, Board of Trustees of the Institute of Continuing Judicial Education of the Judicial Service of Ghana
  • Chairman, Disciplinary Committee of the Judicial Counci
  • Chairman, Funeral Committee of the Judicial Service
  • Chairman, Tender Board of the Judicial Service
  • Member of the Judicial Council of Ghana
  • Chairman, National Multi-Sectoral Committee on the Protection of the Rights of the Child
  • Member, Rules of Court Committee
  • Member, Appointments Committee of the Judicial Council
  • Member, Africa Regional Council of the International Planned Parenthood Federation.
  • Member of the Governing Council of the Ghana Legal Literacy and Resource Foundation
  • Patron, Commonwealth Legal Education Association, London
  • Honorary Legal Adviser of the International Planned Parenthood Federation;
  • Editorial Advisor, Banking and Financial Law Journal of Ghana
  • External Examiner (Law of Evidence) Ghana Law School

Honours

  • June 2006 – Awarded the Order of the Star of Ghana (Member) – the highest honour of Ghana[2][7]

Death

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

See also

  • Judiciary of Ghana
  • Supreme Court of Ghana

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.judicial.gov.gh/history/list%20of%20judicial%20officials/list%20of%20CJ.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213071431/http://www.judicial.gov.gh/history/list%20of%20judicial%20officials/list%20of%20CJ.htm |archive-date=13 February 2007 |title=List of Chief Justices |accessdate=26 March 2007 |work=Official Website |publisher=Judicial Service of Ghana |deadurl=yes |df=dmy }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.graphicghana.com/article.asp?artid=16099 |title=Justice Acquah Is Dead |accessdate=27 March 2007 |date=26 March 2007 |work=Top Stories |publisher=Graphic Communications Group Limited.}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=38643 |title=New Chief Justice sworn into office |accessdate=26 March 2007 |date=4 July 2003 |work=General News of Friday, 4 July 2003 |publisher=Ghana Home Page }}
4. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/people/pop-up.php?ID=217 |title=Chief Justice – Justice George Kingsley Acquah |accessdate=26 March 2007 |work=Famous Ghanaians: Law |publisher=Ghana Home Page}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.judicial.gov.gh/news/death%20of%20cj.htm |title=Death of the Chief Justice of Ghana |accessdate=13 April 2007 |work=Official Website |publisher=Judicial Service of Ghana |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206183521/http://www.judicial.gov.gh/news/death%20of%20cj.htm |archivedate=6 February 2012 |df=dmy }}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.ncmggroup.org/paprofile.aspx |title=Profile of Lead Faculties |accessdate=26 March 2007 |publisher=Negotiation and Conflict Management Group |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008220534/http://www.ncmggroup.org/paprofile.aspx |archivedate=8 October 2007 }}
7. ^{{cite web |url=http://cjei.org/publications/CJEI%20REPORT%20SEPT06%20WEB%20SMALL.pdf |title=the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute Report |format=pdf |date=September 2006 |pages=13 |accessdate=26 March 2006 |publisher=Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute }}
8. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=121413 |title=Chief Justice is dead |accessdate=26 March 2007 |date=25 March 2007 |work=General News of Sunday, 25 March 2007. |publisher=Ghana Home Page}}

External links

  • Profile on Ghanaweb.com
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7 : 1942 births|2007 deaths|Ghanaian lawyers|University of Ghana alumni|Deaths from cancer in Ghana|Recipients of the Order of the Star of Ghana|Alumni of Adisadel College

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