Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe

Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe is a Ghanaian lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana between 2009 and 2020.

Justice

Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe
Supreme Court Judge
In office
2009–2020
Appointed byJohn Atta Mills
Appeal Court Judge
In office
1999–2009
Nominated byJerry John Rawlings
High Court Judge
In office
1989–1999
PresidentJerry John Rawlings
Personal details
Born (1950-12-08) 8 December 1950
Ghana
Nationality Ghanaian
Alma mater
ProfessionJudge

Early life and education

Gbadegbe hails from the Volta Region of Ghana. He was born on 8 December 1950.[1] He obtained his bachelor of laws (LLB) degree in 1973 from the University of Ghana and subsequently received his qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law in 1975.[1]

Career

Prior to Gbadegbe's appointment to the Supreme Court of Ghana in 2009, he had served on the Ghaanaian bench for twenty (20) years.[1] He was appointed Justice of the High Court in 1989 and served in that capacity for a decade.[1] In 1999, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal and he remained in that post until 2009 when he was appointed justice of the Supreme Court.[1]

Appointment

Gbadegbe was nominated in 2009 by then president of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills. He was vetted on Monday 12 October 2009[2] and approved unanimously by parliament on 30 October that same year.[1] He was sworn into office by the then president on 2 November 2009.[3]

Retirement

Gbadegbe retired in December 2020 from the Supreme Court after giving his validectory judgement after thirty one years service in the judiciary.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "New Justices Get Approval". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. "Justice Gbadegbe attributes delay of court cases to poor facilities". Ghana Web. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. "President Mills asks judges to avoid partisanship". Business Ghana. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. "Justice Gbadegbe cries in Court as he retires". www.ghanaweb.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. "Don't compromise on requirements of justice - Justice Gbadegbe". MyJoyOnline.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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