Julius Ansah
Justice of the Supreme Court Ghana Julius Ansah | |
|---|---|
| October 2004 – 2020 | |
| Appointed by | John Kuffour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1950 |
| Died | September 2024 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | Ofori Panin Senior High School, Prempeh College |
Julius Ansah (1950 – September 2024) was a Ghanaian judge who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 2004 to 2020.
Ansah was nominated to the Supreme Court of Ghana by John Kufuor, who was then the President of Ghana.[1] He was sworn in by John Kufuor in October 2004 along with two other new Supreme Court judges, Felix Michael Lartey and Richard Twum Aninakwah.[2] As the most senior judge at the time,[3] he acted as the Chief Justice of Ghana between 20 December 2019 and 7 January 2020 following the retirement of Sophia Akuffo as the Chief Justice.[4] Kwasi Anin-Yeboah succeeded Sophia Akuffo as the next Chief Justice.[5] During 2018 when he also served as the acting Chief Justice, he wrote a letter of apology to nine judges whose homes were to be affected by the National Cathedral Project envisaged by the Government of Ghana. Two of the affected judges, Mariama Owusu and Avril Lovelace-Johnson later joined him on the Supreme Court in December 2019.[6]
Ansah died in September 2024, at the age of 74.[7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "3 Judges nominated to Supreme Court". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 2 July 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Ten Justices sworn into office to the Superior Courts of Judicature". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 15 October 2004. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Chief Justice appointment: Ansah most senior now not Dotse – Ndebugri shreds seniority argument". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 18 December 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "President swears in new Chief Justice". ghananewsagency.org. Ghana News Agency. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Akufo-Addo swears in Anin Yeboah as new CJ today". ghanaweb, org. Ghana Web. 7 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Acting CJ apologises to judges affected by cathedral project". graphic.com.gh. Graphic Communications Group ltd. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ Asare, Wilberforce (12 September 2024). "Retired Supreme Court judge, Julius Ansah has died". Asaase Radio. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Former Supreme Court judge Julius Ansah is dead". ghanaweb.com. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
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