President swears in Eight Judges

Accra, Sept. 16, GNA - President John Agyekum Kufuor on Tuesday swore into office eight Justices of the Superior Courts of Judicature at a brief ceremony at the Castle, Osu.

They were a Supreme Court Judge, four Appeal Court Judges and three High Court Judges, two of them being women.

Dr Justice Samuel Kofi Date-Bah, was sworn in as a Supreme Court Judge, Mr Justice Stephen Kanyoke, Mr Justice Francis Kusi-Appiah, Mr Justice Jones Dotse and Mr Justice Anin Yeboah as the Appeal Court Judges. The three High Court Judges were, Mr Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, Miss Justice Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu and Mrs Justice Cecilia Hanzzy Sowah.

Among those present at the function were the Chief Justice, Mr Justice George Kingsley Acquah, Mr Peter Ala Adjetey, Speaker of Parliament and Paapa Owusu Ankomah, the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice.