Supreme Court of Ghana

Gaana kootum katɛ sɛka ti ba yi'ira solemiine puan ti 'Supreme Court of Ghana' la de la Gaana wa kootum katɛ bɔna Gaana wa Ankara tiŋa puan.The Supreme Court of de  la kooti kãtɛ Gaana wa. Gaana wars duma sɛba ti ba yuum gulesɛ a biŋɛ bɔna 1992  yuunɛ la puan la gee ti ba yi'ira la solemiine puan ti '1992 Constituency' base mɛ ti  independence la separation n de Judiciary ze'ele  Legislative laExecutive gomɛna nu'usi .1992 Constitution Article 125(1).  "Justice emanates from the people and shall be administered in the name of the Republic by the Judiciary which shall be independent and subject only to this Constitution."

Supreme kooti la n boi Gaana wa la nyaa yeti sɛla woo nyaa dɛna lɔɔ bɔna yelemaalegɔ puan. Kooti la tare la justices awi'a la yela pa'ase la criminal law, civil law,laadministrative law.

 Tuusum yɛla 'History' 
La yuun de la solemiisi mɛlesigɔ saŋa ti kootɛ katɛ la yuun bo Gaana kootɛ duma yɔ'ɔ bɔna (1876)

Ta paara 1960 yuunɛ la puan,  sore yuun bo mɛ bɔ'ɔra Judicial Committee of the privy council bɔna London, England tiŋa puan.

Bɔna Naakɛ'ɛsega 2, 2013, kootɛ wa yuun pagɛ Daily Search light gɔndɛmesa  Ken Kurachie mɛ dabesa pia ti a ga'arɛ daansarega la iŋa n yuun yi justicesi duma bawɛi (9) ti ba de la nayigesi gee mi gasira. Gaana nalɛgereba yire ti tu yi'ira ti Parliament la yuun bo yɔ'ɔ ti ba wan tana kɔɔra vɔɔrɔ bɔna 2022 yuunɛ la puan gee ti kootɛ wa me yuun zagesɛ bɔna Siibedaa 2023 ti aai la nyaŋɛ iŋɛ bala dɔla nɛreba pisinuu la banuu n gaŋɛ.
 Role and Jurisdiction 
Gaana supirim kɔɔti katɛ wa tuni la tuuma n pakɛ bɔna tu Gaana wara yeleŋɔ ti tu yi'ira ti constitution la puan. A kelum yaregɛ a paŋa me paɛ yɛla zo'e zo'e ti baseba de la:

 Wara leregere: Supirim kɔɔti wa n tari paŋa ti lerege wara duma bɔna tu Gaana puan.  Dina pakɛ mɛ la iŋa n biseri ti wara duma wa tara paŋa gee me wan nyaŋɛ tuna woo nɛreba la boti se'em bɔna tiŋa la puan.
 Zuodaana nalegera zusega: Daaŋɔ san ta bɔna na'am loosego puan, Supirim kɔɔti la tara la paŋa ti besɛ yɛla ŋwana gee besɛ baŋɛ mina n di na'am la.Yele sɛka ti ba maalɛ dabesa de la 2012 na'am loosego wa puan, ba daa gurɛ Kuka zuodaana John Dramani Mahama mɛ . Ba daa iŋɛ ŋwana de la bama n beseri Gaana loosego yeleŋɔ la la Gaana som iŋa. 

 Appellate Jurisdiction: Supirim kooti wa tuni mɛ dɛna kooti katɛ to'osa yɛla ze'eta kooti bibisi puan maala

 Current status 
Tu Gaana 1992 wara gɔŋɔ pa'alɛ ti Supirim kɔɔti tari la nɛŋa daana ti ba yi'ira ti Chief Justice gee me kelum tara nɛreba pa'asɛ n de woo nɛreba bawɛi n de Supirim kooti gakeriba. Iŋa n de za'a daana yele-maalegɔ puan la yɛla zo'e zo'e bii wara gɔŋɔ leregere puan. Gaana kuka zuodaana n ni lo'e Kiifi yasetisi wa la a podɔleba gee ti  palimɛnti me di'isi nuo sakɛ e. Kuka zuodaana wa n ni loose Supirim kɔɔti Yasetisi sɛba n gee la dɔla ka'aŋɔ yesera Gaana kiiduma zi'an. Palimɛnti nɔɔ n som ti ba sakɛ to'e ba. 1992 wara gɔŋɔ la saalɛ yeleŋɔ duma la baseba basɛ mɛ bɔna PNDC saŋa la gee malegum yu'e Regional Tribunal mina ti ba kukazuodaana la gakeriba kpɛ'ɛŋɔ zuna. Beene ka boi dɔla gakeriba loosego ye'esa Supirim kɔɔti la puan. Tɔgum zo'e zo'e yese na dɔla ba loosego la puan gee gakeriba basɛba me ka sakɛ gee vaa-isege mi ze'ele doose la wara gɔŋɔ(1992) la n boti sɛla. Ti kɔɔti n bo'ori Appeal, tari la Chief Justice wa la nɛreba n ka zo'e gaŋɛ nɛrebanuu n de gakeriba tari fole ti ba kelese gee gãkɛ sɔsega duma dɔla High kɔɔti Justice duma nɔɔrin. Ti High kɔɔti lagesegɔ me la yasetisi duma baseba n ka gaŋɛ pia la bayi gee tara paŋa la yɛla za'a hali la nayigum yɛla za'a. Ti Gaana Chief Yasetisi nana wa de la Gertrude Torkornoo.  

 Justices of the Supreme Court 
Kootum kãtɛ wa ti yi’ira ‘‘Supreme Court’’  gãkeriba ‘‘judges’’ n ŋwana gãi bii n boi tilum wa. Naakɛ’ɛsega ŋmareŋa 2018 yuunɛ la puan, Gaana wa kukazuodaana Nana Akufo-Addo loe gãkeriba banaasi 4 bo kootum kãtɛ wa ‘‘supreme court’’. Ba yuum de la Samuel K. Marful-Sau la Agnes M.A Dordzie, bayi la za’a ze’ele bo kootum yizoseko n yelemɛgere yɛla ti ba yi’ira (Justices of the Appeal Court), gee Nii Ashie Kotey, se’em n yuum de ‘’Faculty of Law at the University of Ghana’’ zuodaana  la Nene A. O. Amegatcher, se’em n lɔya (lawyer) bisera n sɔi e miŋa itegɔ yɛla gee me yuum kelum dɛna  bii pa'asɛ lɔya duma tigere la ti ba yi'ira di solemiine puan ti Ghana Bar Association la puan, zuodaana ti yi’ira (president) la. La se’em n tum gãkeri tuuma nyuɛ kootum la, William Atuguba yuum lebe kule ti a vo’ose ŋmarekana nɔɔ puan. A kɔ’ɔm bɔna kootum kãtɛ  (Supreme Court) wa puan la bala pɔsɛ sansɛka ti Jerry Rawlings yuum loe Tigerɛ ŋmarega 1995 yuunɛ la puan sa la tari bala wa paɛ Naakɛ’ɛsega ŋmarega 2018. Se’em n de pɔka zã’a daana Chief Justice yuum de la Sophia Akoffo. Ina n yuum Kootum kãtɛ la gãkera (Supreme Court Judge) zã’a daana ti Jerry Rawlings yuum loe ti a kule ta vo’ose. A yuum nyɛ a pinsin la Sapɔɔlegɔ ŋmarega ka dapisiyi 20, 2019, gee ti  Kwasi Anin-Yeboah me yuum tee soe a na’arɛ Ko’oro ŋmarega kadabesa ayopɔi 7, 2020. Gee Sapɔɔlegɔ ŋmarega, 2019, ti Gaana wa kukazuodaana Akufo-addo maam loose gãkeriba maalesi batã bo kootum kãtɛ la ti ba yi’ira ti (Supreme Court) la. Ba yuum de la Mariama Owusu, Avril Lovelace-Johnson, la Gertrude Tokornoo. Ba yuum tee yeti ba ze’ele bo la Vida Akoto-Bamfo, Sophia Adinyira, la Sophia Akuffo sɛba n yuum go’e ti ba vo’ose la sɛba ba pinsin saŋa la yuum paɛ.
List of Justices of the Supreme Court of GhanaJudgeDate AppointedLength of serviceAppointed byGertrude Torkornoo
(Chief Justice)17 December 20194 years, 8 monthsNana Akufo-AddoPaul Baffoe-Bonnie11 June 200816 years, 3 monthsJohn KufuorGabriel Pwamang29 June 20159 years, 2 monthsJohn MahamaMariama Owusu17 December 20196 years, 2 monthsNana Akufo-AddoAvril Lovelace-Johnson17 December 20194 years, 8 monthsNana Akufo-AddoIssifu Omoro Tanko Amadu22 May 20204 years, 3 monthsNana Akufo-AddoHenrietta Mensa-Bonsu26 May 20204 years, 3 monthsNana Akufo-AddoYonny Kulendi26 May 20204 years, 3 monthsNana Akufo-AddoBarbara Ackah-Yensu28 December 20221 year, 8 monthsNana Akufo-AddoSamuel Adibu Asiedu28 December 2022 1 year, 8 monthsNana Akufo-AddoGeorge Kingsley Koomson5 April 20231 year, 5 monthsNana Akufo-AddoErnest Gaewu5 April 20231 year, 5 monthsNana Akufo-AddoHenry Anthony Kwofie3 January 20248 monthsNana Akufo-AddoYaw Darko Asare3 January 20248 monthsNana Akufo-AddoRichard Adjei-Frimpong3 January 20248 monthsNana Akufo-Addo

 List of chief justices of the Supreme Court 

Kɔ'ɔm ze'ele kootum wa pɔsega bɔna 1876 yuunɛ la puan wa paɛ zina beere, Supreme Court nyɛ la 'chief justice' duma piseyi la bayopɔi. 
List of chief justices of the Gold Coast and GhanaChief JusticeTime framePeriodSir David Patrick Chalmers1876–1878Gold CoastP. A. Smith1878–1879Gold CoastSir James Marshall1880–1882Gold CoastN. Lessingham Bailey1882–1886Gold CoastH. W. Macleod1886–1889Gold CoastJoseph Turner Hutchinson1889 - 1894Gold CoastFrancis Smith (acting)1894 - 1895Gold CoastSir William Brandford Griffith1895–1911Gold CoastPhilip Crampton Smyly1911–1928Gold CoastSir George Campbell Deane1929–1935Gold CoastSir Philip Bertie Petrides1936–1943Gold CoastSir Walter Harrangin1943–1947Gold CoastSir Mark Wilson1948–1956Gold CoastSir Kobina Arku Korsah1956–1963Gold Coast (1956 – 6 Mar 1957)
Dominion of Ghana – 1st Republic of Ghana (6 Mar 1957 – 1963)J. Sarkodee-Addo1964–19661st RepublicEdward Akufo-Addo1966–1970military rule (1966–1969)
2nd Republic (1969–1970)Edmund Alexander Lanquaye Bannerman1970 -19722nd RepublicSamuel Azu Crabbe1973–1977military ruleFred Kwasi Apaloo1977–1986military rule (1977–1979)
3rd Republic (24 Sep 1979-31 Dec 1981)
military rule (31 Dec 1981–1986)E. N. P. Sowah1986–1990military ruleNicholas Yaw Boafo Adade (acting)1990–1991military rulePhilip Edward Archer1991–1995military rule (1991–1993)
4th Republic (1993–1995)Isaac Kobina Abban1995 – 21 April 20014th RepublicEdward Kwame Wiredu2001–20034th RepublicGeorge Kingsley Acquah4 July 2003 – 25 March 20074th RepublicGeorgina Theodora Wood15 June 2007 – 8 June 20174th RepublicSophia Akuffo19 June 2017 – 20 December 20194th RepublicKwasi Anin-Yeboah7 January 2020 – 24 May 20234th RepublicGertrude Torkornoo6 June 2023 –4th Republic

 Martyrs of the Rule of Law 

Ba yeti 1982 yuunɛ la puan yelekatɛ n yuum lui Gaana tiŋa wa puan. Yele wa yuum de la ba yuum ku la Gaana 'Judges la Retired Army Officer' duma.

Fu san bisa 30 June 1982 yuunɛ la puan. Sɛba ti ba yuum ku wa yu'ura de la Mr. Justice Frederick Poku Sarkodee, Mrs. Justice Cecilia Koranteng-Addow, Mr. Justice Kwadwo Agyei Agyepong la Major (Rtd) Sam Acquah. Ba yuum nyɔgɛ ba la yɛa puan gee yuum tari ba kiŋɛ Bundase Military Range n boi Accra Plains. Sɛba duma n yuum ku ba la nyaa yuum maasum mɛ ti ba nyɔ ba gee saa n yuum wa'am na ni. 

Yuunɛ woo, Ghana Judicial Service na'asi sɛba woo ti ba yuum ku wa mɛ.  

Dabeserɛ wa de la sɛla ti tara tiisi judges duma la ti ba yuum ku gee kelum tara pa'ala sɛba duma n vo la ti la nari ti ba tara la yelemiŋerɛ tuna ba yuuma saŋa woo. 

 Selected Landmark Dec' la na'asi sɛba duma ti ba yuum ku wa la mɛ. 
General[1970] SCGLR 55The Sallah CaseConstitutional law, Natural justice1980Tuffour v. Attorney-General[1980] GLR 637Constitutional law, Standing (law)1992New Patriotic Party v. Attorney-General[1992] SCGLR 3531st December CaseConstitutional law, Judicial review1993–1994New Patriotic Party v GBC[1993–94] 2 GLR 3542013Akufo-addo and Others Vrs Mahama and Another[2013] GHASC 1372012 Election petition

 Critical assessment 

 Controversies 

Gaana zuodaana kɛka sɛka ti ba yi'ira ti John Dramani Mahama la yuum iŋɛ la yele bɔna September 2022 yuunɛ la puan. A yuum yeti iŋɛ puti'irɛ puan la de la tuure la 'Supreme Court' zuodaana la ti ba yi'ira ti 'Registrar' la n yuum iŋɛ se'em la. Yele la yuum de wuu nɛra n yuum tari EC kiŋɛ kootum yɛsa yɛla zo'e zo'e ti   a yuuma iŋɛ ti la ka doose wars. Amaa, Supreme Court la yuum ka bo Ba sore bii a yuuma ka bo ti ti a kelese ba puti'irɛ miŋa.

 Kelum bisɛ yele-ana wa 'also see' 
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 1982 Murders of Ghanaian Judges and Retired Army Officer
 Judiciary of Ghana
 List of justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana
 Chief Justice of Ghana
 General Legal Council
 Ghana School of Law

 Viisegɔ gɔnɔ 

 Viisegɔ gɔnɔ tuseto n ŋwana 'External links' 
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 Official Website of the Judicial Service of Ghana
 Ghana Constitution

 Parliament of Ghana Website
 GhanaReview.com
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