Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe
Justice Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana | |
| In office 2009–2020 | |
| 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 British Togoland |
| Died | 5 April 2025 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Judge |
Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe (8 December 1950 – 5 April 2025) was a Ghanaian lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana between 2009 and 2020.
Early life and education
Gbadegbe hailed 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 Ghanaian bench for twenty 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]
Later life and death
Gbadegbe retired in December 2020 from the Supreme Court after giving his valedictory judgement after thirty-one years' service in the judiciary.[4][5]
Gbadegbe died on 5 April 2025, at the age of 74.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "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.
- ^ "Justice Gbadegbe cries in Court as he retires". www.ghanaweb.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Don't compromise on requirements of justice – Justice Gbadegbe". MyJoyOnline.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- ^ Ackah-Blay, Joseph (6 April 2025). "Retired Supreme Court judge Sule Gbadegbe passes on at 74". Retrieved 6 April 2025.