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

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

Contents 1 Early life 2 Working life 3 Other roles 4 Honours 5 Death 6 References 7 See also 8 External links

[edit] Early life

Justice Acquah was born on March 4, 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.^[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.^[4]

[edit] Working life

Justice George Acquah was in private legal practice at Cape Coast from 1972 until September 19, 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]

[edit] 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

[edit] Honours

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

[edit] Death

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

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• Judiciary of Ghana
• Supreme Court of Ghana

[edit] External links

• Profile on Ghanaweb.com

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

v • d • e      Chief Justices of Ghana Nkrumah era Sir Kobina Arku Korsah • J. Sarkodee-Addo Military rule Edward Akufo-Addo† •  Edmund A.L. Bannerman • Samuel Azu Crabbe • Fred Apaloo † •  E. N. P. Sowah Democratic era Philip Edward Archer† •  Isaac Kobina Abban • Edward Kwame Wiredu • George Kingsley Acquah • Georgina Wood † served in both military and democratic eras

Persondata
NAME	Acquah, George Kingsley
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Former Chief Justice of Ghana
DATE OF BIRTH	March 4, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Sekondi, Western Region, Ghana
DATE OF DEATH	March 25, 2007
PLACE OF DEATH	Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana