Justice Francis Yaonasu Kpegah | |
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Supreme Court Judge | |
In office 6 January 1993 – 2008 | |
Appointed by | Jerry Rawlings |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Francis Yaonasu Kpegah is a retired Ghanaian judge who was on the Supreme Court of Ghana between 1993 and 2008. He was appointed to the Supreme Court on 6 January 1993. [1] He acted as the Chief Justice of Ghana following the death of George Kingsley Acquah on 25 March 2007 [2] until the appointment of Georgina Theodora Wood on 15 June 2007 as the new Chief Justice. [3]
In 2013, he caused a lot of excitement in Ghana when he sued Nana Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for impersonation. [4] His suit sought the High Court to declare that Nana Akufo-Addo was never called to the Ghana Bar and that his private law firm was thus also illegal. [5] This upset many in the NPP including the former President John Kufuor. [6] He was also subjected to various attacks through the media [7] to which he responded that he would like Nana Akufo-Addo to go through the court process in answering back. [8]
Justice Francis Yaonasu Kpegah | |
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Supreme Court Judge | |
In office 6 January 1993 – 2008 | |
Appointed by | Jerry Rawlings |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Ghanaian |
Francis Yaonasu Kpegah is a retired Ghanaian judge who was on the Supreme Court of Ghana between 1993 and 2008. He was appointed to the Supreme Court on 6 January 1993. [1] He acted as the Chief Justice of Ghana following the death of George Kingsley Acquah on 25 March 2007 [2] until the appointment of Georgina Theodora Wood on 15 June 2007 as the new Chief Justice. [3]
In 2013, he caused a lot of excitement in Ghana when he sued Nana Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for impersonation. [4] His suit sought the High Court to declare that Nana Akufo-Addo was never called to the Ghana Bar and that his private law firm was thus also illegal. [5] This upset many in the NPP including the former President John Kufuor. [6] He was also subjected to various attacks through the media [7] to which he responded that he would like Nana Akufo-Addo to go through the court process in answering back. [8]