Chief Justice of Ghana
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The Chief Justice of Ghana is the highest-ranking judge in the country, serving as head of the Supreme Court and overseeing the administration and independence of the national judiciary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of Ghana canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
judicial office
ⓘ
public office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of Ghana ⓘ |
| canBeRemovedBy | President of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chairs |
Board of Legal Education of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judicial Council of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rules of Court Committee of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | Parliament of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutingInstrument | 1992 Constitution of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ghana ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Sir Kobina Arku Korsah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOf |
Judiciary of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Court of Appeal of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
common law
ⓘ
customary law ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Greater Accra Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandatoryRetirementAge | 70 years ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Board of Legal Education of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Council of State of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ General Legal Council of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Judicial Council of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ National Security Council of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Prisons Service Council of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ Rules of Court Committee of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedBy | President of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeCreatedBy | Constitution of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy | Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversees |
Judicial Service of Ghana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lower courts of Ghana ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Ghana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of Ghana
ⓘ
Chief Justice of Ghana ⓘ |
| precededByOffice | Chief Justice of the Gold Coast ⓘ |
| removalRequires | recommendation of a judicial committee ⓘ |
| requires | parliamentary approval ⓘ |
| residence | Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of justice in Ghana
ⓘ
judicial independence in Ghana ⓘ judicial policy in Ghana ⓘ supervision of judges in Ghana ⓘ |
| seat | Supreme Court Building, Accra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Her Ladyship
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
His Lordship ⓘ |
| termLength | until mandatory retirement age ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.