Mariama Owusu
Mary Okanson Owuoa is a Ghanaian jurist. Currently a judge of the Appeal Court, she was nominated Supreme Court Judge in November 2019 and vetted on 9 December 2019.[1] She was sworn in on 17 December 2019.[2] Prior to her appointment, she had served on the bench for thirty-eight (38) years.
Justice Mary Okanson Owuoa | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Judge | |
| Assumed office December, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Nana Akuffo-Addo |
| Appeal Court Judge | |
| In office 2006 – December, 2019 | |
| Nominated by | John Kufuor |
| High Court Judge | |
| In office 2000–2006 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ghana |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | T.I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School, Kumasi |
Early life and education
Mary Okanson Owuoa hails from Beposo in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. She had her secondary education at T.I. Ahmadiyya Secondary School, Kumasi (T.I. Amass) from Form One to Upper Six.[3]
Career
She begun serving on the bench as a District Magistrate from 1990 to 1992. She became a Circuit Court judge in 1992 and served in that capacity until 2000 when she was made a High Court judge. In 2003, she was appointed as the supervising High Court judge for Sunyani until 2005. She remained a High Court judge until 2006 when she sat on the Court of Appeal. She had been a justice of the Court of Appeal until her nomination for the role of Supreme Court Judge in November 2019.[3] She was sworn into office on 17 December 2019.[2]
Justice Owuoa has served as the president of the Ghana Chapter of the International Association of Women Judges for a period of four years. She has also served as a member of the Ethics Committee of the Judicial Service. From 2010 to 2014, she was a member of the Performing Assets Committee, Judicial Service.[3]
She is part of a seven-member panel that will be hearing the 2020 election petition by John Mahama against The Electoral Commission of Ghana and Nana Akufo-Addo[4]
See also
- List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana
- Supreme Court of Ghana
References
- "Parliament vets Justice Mary Okanson Owuoa to the Supreme Court". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Apply laws without fear or favour – Akufo-Addo to new Supreme Court Justices". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "New Supreme Court justices take office". Graphic Online. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "CJ Anin Yeboah, Apau, et al sit on Mahama's election petition [VIDEO]". Graphic Online. Retrieved 2021-01-15.