William Atuguba

William Atuguba
Supreme Court Judge
In office
30 November 1995 – 1 July 2018
Appointed by Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Nationality Ghana Ghanaian
Occupation Judge
Profession Barrister

William Atuguba is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana.[1]

Atuguba was first enrolled as a magistrate on 3 October 1974. He has worked as a private lawyer and served as a prosecutor and state attorney before being appointed a Supreme Court Judge by President Rawlings in 1995.[2] He was the acting Chief Justice from May 25, 2016 until June 3, 2016 while Justice Georgina Theodora Woode was outside the country on official duties.[1] He was for a period, the most senior judge in the Supreme Court. He acted as Chief Justice from February 2017[3] prior to the retirement of Georgina Theodora Wood on 8 June 2017[4] until 19 June 2017 when Sophia Akuffo was sworn in by President Akufo-Addo as the new Chief Justice.[5]

He has been one of the longest serving members of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He was a judge for 44 years and a Supreme Court judge from 1995 to 2018, a total of almost 23 years.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "'Chief Justice Georgina Wood is still at post". Citi. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  2. ↑ "Atuguba was an NPP parliamentary candidate in 1992 - Gabby reveals". Ghanaweb.com. Ghanaweb. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Atuguba is acting Chief Justice". Ghanaweb.com. Ghanaweb. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Official retirement of Chief Justice: William Atuguba acting as CJ". GhanaGuardian.com. Ghana Guardian. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Full list of Chief Justices in Ghana since 1957". Ghanaweb.com. Ghanaweb. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Justice William Atuguba retires after 44 years as a judge". GhanaWeb.com. GhanaWeb. Retrieved 27 August 2018.



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