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 | |
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Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana | |
In office 2009–2020 | |
Appointed by | John Atta Mills |
Appeal Court Judge | |
In office 1999–2009 | |
Nominated by | Jerry John Rawlings |
High Court Judge | |
In office 1989–1999 | |
President | Jerry John Rawlings |
Personal details | |
Born | Ghana | 8 December 1950
Nationality | ![]() |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Judge |
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 valedictory judgement after thirty one years service in the judiciary.[4][5]
References
- "New Justices Get Approval". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Justice Gbadegbe attributes delay of court cases to poor facilities". Ghana Web. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "President Mills asks judges to avoid partisanship". Business Ghana. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- "Justice Gbadegbe cries in Court as he retires". www.ghanaweb.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "Don't compromise on requirements of justice - Justice Gbadegbe". MyJoyOnline.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.