Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe
Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe is a Ghanaian lawyer and judge. He has been an active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana since 2009.
Justice Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Judge | |
| In office 2009 – Incumbent | |
| Appointed by | John Atta Mills |
| Appeal Court Judge | |
| In office 1999–2009 | |
| Nominated by | Jerry John Rawlings |
| High Court Judge | |
| In office 1989–1999 | |
| President | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 December 1950 Ghana |
| Nationality |  |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Judge |
Early life and education
Gbadegbe hails from the Volta Region of Ghana. He was born on 8 December 1950.[1] He obtained his bachelor of laws (LLB) degree in 1973 from the University of Ghana and subsequently received his qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law in 1975.[1]
Career
Prior to Gbadegbe's appointment to the Supreme Court of Ghana in 2009, he had served on the Ghaanaian bench for twenty (20) years.[1] He was appointed Justice of the High Court in 1989 and served in that capacity for a decade.[1] In 1999, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal and he remained in that post until 2009 when he was appointed justice of the Supreme Court.[1]
Appointment
Gbadegbe was nominated in 2009 by then president of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills. He was vetted on Monday 12 October 2009[2] and approved unanimously by parliament on 30 October that same year.[1] He was sworn into office by the then president on 2 November 2009.[3]
References
- "New Justices Get Approval". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "Justice Gbadegbe attributes delay of court cases to poor facilities". Ghana Web. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- "President Mills asks judges to avoid partisanship". Business Ghana. Retrieved 24 December 2019.