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Judiciary
says farewell to the late CJ
Kingsley Acquah
Accra, April 26, Ghanadot/GNA -
The military on Thursday brought
the body of the late Chief Justice to the Supreme Court
buildings where it was received by the
Acting Chief Justice, Mr Justice Francis Y. Kpegah.
Present were justices of the Supreme,
High and Lower
courts, members of the General Legal Council, the Judicial
Council, Ministers of State, members of the Ghana Bar
Association, and staff of the
Judicial Service; all who took turn to
file past the body of the late
justice.
Many justices and legal officers were
dressed in their official gowns. Some could not hide
their tears as the solemn songs
were sung. Mr Justice Kpegah
described the late Chief Justice as a dynamic, pro-active,
and a very
capable judge, and bemoaned that "a
great tree had fallen and the country had lost an
illustrious son."
The Very
Reverend Emmanuel Addo, who officiated
the service at the Supreme Court
building, prayed for the soul of the late Chief
Justice.
Mr Justice Acquah died on August
25 at the 37th Military Hospital,
aged 65. He was born in
Sekondi in the Western Region on March 6, 1942. He attended
the Adisadel College, Cape Coast, from 1957 to 1963, where
he obtained both the Ordinary and Advanced level
Certificates of the West African Examinations Council.
Justice Acquah gained admission to the University of Ghana,
Legon, in 1964 where he obtained LL.B (Honours). In 1970 he
entered the Ghana Law School where he obtained the
professional certificate in Law. He was called to the Bar in
1972. His employment record
includes private legal practitioner from 1972 to 1989, High
Court Judge from 1989 to 1994, Appeal Court Judge from 1994
to 1995 and Supreme Court Judge from 1995 to date.
Justice Acquah, who was appointed as Chief Justice in June
20, 2003, would be remembered for attempting to reconcile
Ghana's traditional adjudication laws with those
imposed under the colonial system.
He held national and international positions such as Patron,
Commonwealth legal Education Association, London.
Justice Acquah left behind a wife and six children.
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