List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana
# Served from Name Previous judicial office Served until Notes
1 1960 Kobina Arku Korsah Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court December 1963 Chief Justice of Ghana 1957-1963 Dismissed by Kwame Nkrumah
2 1960 William Van Lare Appeal Court Judge 1957 December 1963 Retired when Supreme Court acquitted Tawia Adamafio and others on treason charges
3 1960 Gilbert Granville Sharp Appeal Court Judge 1961
4 1960 Julius Sarkodee-Addo High Court Judge February 1966 Chief Justice 1964-1966 Removed after coup d'etat
5 July 1960 Augustus Molade Akiwumi Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana ( 1958-1960 ) 1961 Speaker of Parliament of Ghana
6 15 September 1961 Samuel Azu Crabbe High Court Judge 1959 1966 Supreme Court was replaced by the Appeals Court in 1966
6 1971 Samuel Azu Crabbe Appeal Court Judge 1972 Supreme Court replaced by the Appeals Court in 1972 Chief Justice 1973-1977
7 15 September 1961 Kofi Adumua Bossman High Court Judge 2 July 1956 - 1962 2 March 1964 Dismissed 2 March 1964 by Nkrumah Member of Constitutional Commission 1966-1967
8 1 September 1962 George Commey Mills-Odoi High Court Judge Jan 1960 Attorney General 1961-1962 February 1966
9 1 September 1962 Nii Amaa Ollennu High Court Judge 1966 Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana 1969-1972
10 1 September 1962 Robert Samuel Blay Private legal practioner 2 March 1964 Dismissed 2 March 1964 by Nkrumah
11 1 September 1962 Edward Akufo-Addo Private legal practioner March 1964 Dismissed 2 March 1964 by Nkrumah . Reinstated by the NLC as an Appeals Court judge . Chief Justice ( 1966-1970 )
12 2 March 1964 Charles Acolatse High Court Judge 1965
13 2 March 1964 Alfred Akainyah High Court Judge 7 June 1966
14 2 March 1964 Fred Apaloo High Court Judge 1966 Supreme Court replaced by Appeals Court
14 1971 Fred Apaloo Appeal Court Judge 1972 Supreme Court replaced by Appeals Court
14 1980 Fred Apaloo Appeal Court Judge 1986 Chief Justice of Ghana 1977-1986 Chief Justice of Kenya 1993-1995
15 26 June 1964 William Bruce-Lyle High Court Judge 7 June 1966 Supreme Court Judge in Zambia 1976-1980
16 26 June 1964 Johnson Boateng Siriboe High Court Judge 1966 Supreme Court was replaced by the Appeals Court in 1966 by the National Liberation Council
16 August 1970 Johnson Boateng Siriboe Appeal Court Judge 1972 Dismissed by NRC Military government
List of judges of the Supreme Court
This is a list of the judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana. The Constitution of Ghana provides for the court to be made up of the Chief Justice of Ghana and not less than nine other Justices of the Supreme Court. It shall be duly constituted by at least five Supreme Court judges.