A. K. B. Ampiah

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Alexander Kobina Baah Ampiah
Supreme Court Judge
In office
6 January 1993 – 25 July 2003
Appointed byJerry John Rawlings
Personal details
Born
Alexander Kobina Baah Ampiah
NationalityGhanaGhanaian
ProfessionJudge

Alexander Kobina Baah Ampiah is a retired Ghanaian Supreme Court Judge.[1] He served on the Supreme Court bench from 1993 to 2003. Prior to serving on the Supreme Court bench, he was a lawyer[2] who rose through the ranks as a judge of the High Court[3] to the bench of the Appeals Court of Ghana.

Career[]

Ampiah studied law in the UK. He qualified as a barrister and practised privately at Aumog chambers.[4] He rose through the ranks from a High Court judge[5] to an Appeals Court judge[6] prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court Bench on 6 January 1993.[7] While in the judiciary service, he served as the president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Congress, the highest decision making body of the association.[8][9] Ampiah retired as a Supreme Court Judge on 25 July 2003.[10] In 2009 he was appointed chairman of the University of Cape Coast council by the then president of Ghana; John Evans Atta Mills.[11][12][13] In 2011 he was awarded the Order of the Volta award for his service to the nation.[14]

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References[]

  1. ^ "Elements of right to housing need to be defined - Justice Ampiah". Ghana Web. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ "The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports, Volume 2". The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports. General Legal Council: 15. 1976.
  3. ^ "The Bar List of the United Kingdom". The Bar List of the United Kingdom. Stevens and Sons Ltd.: 483 1982.
  4. ^ "Ghana Commercial and Industrial Bulletin". Ghana Publishing Corporation. 1970: 1392. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ^ "Sub-Saharan Africa Report, Issues 76-83". Foreign Broadcast Information Service. 1984: 15. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Kotey, Nii Ashie (2005). University for Development Studies in the History of Higher Education in Ghana. Centre for Savana Art and Civilisation. p. 143. ISBN 9789988825881.
  7. ^ "The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports". The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports. Advanced Legal Publications. 1996.
  8. ^ "Congress, the sole authority to form committee - Ampiah". Ghana Web. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  9. ^ Tetteh, Ransford (2000-02-18). "White Paper out soon on player transfers". Graphic Sports. Retrieved 2020-02-23.
  10. ^ "The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports, Volume 2". The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports. Graphic Corporation: 680. 2003.
  11. ^ "Call for UCC to help implement Education Reforms". Ghana Web. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  12. ^ "UCC poised to become the "centre of excellence" in education". News Ghana. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  13. ^ "New Leaders for University of Cape Coast". Universities of Ghana Overseas. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  14. ^ "Prez Mills presenting the order of Volta award to Justice (rtd) Alexander Kobina Baah Ampiah". GBC Ghana. Retrieved 23 February 2020.


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