Supreme Court of Ghana

The Supreme Court of Ghana is the final court of appeal in Ghana and has jurisdiction over matters relating to the enforcement or interpretation of the Constitution.It normally sits in panels of five justices,except in review cases where the entire Court sits.

The Court of Appeal, which includes the chief justice and not fewer than five other judges, has jurisdiction to hear and to determine appeals from any judgment, decree, or High Court of Justice order. The High Court of Justice, which consists of the chief justice and not fewer than twelve other j ustices, has jurisdiction in all matters, civil and criminal, other than those involving treason.

Members of Supreme Court

• Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood
• Justice Samuel Kofi Date-Baah
• Professor Tawia Modibo Ocran
• Justice Joyce Bamford Addo (retired)
• Justice F. Y. Kpegah
• Justice W. A. Atugba
• Justice Sophia A. Akuffo
• Justice Kwami Adzoe
• Mr Justice Stephen Alan Brobbey
• Dr Seth Twum
• Prof A. Kodzo Paaku Kludze (retired)

Supreme Court Rulings