Edward Kwame WireduJSC (c. 1936 – 31 January 2008) was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 2001 and 2003.[1] He was the tenth since Ghana became an independent nation. He is noted for introducing the Fast Track High Courts in Ghana as well as Alternate Dispute Resolution and the Judicial Institute.
Wiredu studied law at the Inns of Court School in London. He was called to the British bar in 1960 after graduating from Middle Temple. He went on to serve on the Bench for a total of 34 years after having been in private practice. He was appointed a High Court Judge in 1969. After the abortive coup of 15 May 1979, he was noted to have entered a plea of not guilty for Jerry Rawlings although Rawlings himself had pleaded guilty during his trial.[4] In 1980, he was elevated to be an Appeal Court Judge. He became a Supreme Court Judge in 1990. He was appointed Chief Justice in the Fourth Republic by John Kufuor at the beginning of his presidency on 9 November 2001. He is considered by some to be a strong advocate for the independence of the Judiciary.[5] He retired as Chief Justice in May 2003 for health reasons.[6]
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^Adu-Asare, Yaw (29 March 2006). "CJ Acquah Against Executive Interference in the Judiciary". Feature Article. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 13 April 2007. Chief Justice Wiredu was a fierce and relentless defender of independence of the Judiciary, as a branch of government. He resisted interference from both the Executive and Parliament in the running of the Judicial Service, but in the final analysis, he recognized so often that his domain fell to the power of those who pulled the purse strings in government, so to speak.... In his capacity as head of the Judicial Service, Chief Justice Emmanuel K. Wiredu in early 2002 admonished the ministry of finance about what he described as unconstitutional behavior with respect to the budget allocation for the Service.
^"State burial service for Chief Justice Wiredu". General News of Thursday, 27 March 2008. Ghana Home Page. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
edward, kwame, wiredu, 1936, january, 2008, chief, justice, ghana, between, 2001, 2003, tenth, since, ghana, became, independent, nation, noted, introducing, fast, track, high, courts, ghana, well, alternate, dispute, resolution, judicial, institute, jsc10th, . Edward Kwame Wiredu JSC c 1936 31 January 2008 was the Chief Justice of Ghana between 2001 and 2003 1 He was the tenth since Ghana became an independent nation He is noted for introducing the Fast Track High Courts in Ghana as well as Alternate Dispute Resolution and the Judicial Institute Edward Kwame WireduJSC10th Chief Justice of Ghana 22nd including Gold Coast In office 2001 2003Appointed byJohn KufuorPreceded byIsaac Kobina AbbanSucceeded byGeorge Kingsley AcquahPersonal detailsBornc 1936Died31 January 2008 aged 73 Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 See also 4 ReferencesEarly life EditEdward Wiredu was educated at Achimota School Accra Academy and Adisadel College 2 Wiredu studied at the Kumasi College of Science and Technology but did not graduate 3 Career EditWiredu studied law at the Inns of Court School in London He was called to the British bar in 1960 after graduating from Middle Temple He went on to serve on the Bench for a total of 34 years after having been in private practice He was appointed a High Court Judge in 1969 After the abortive coup of 15 May 1979 he was noted to have entered a plea of not guilty for Jerry Rawlings although Rawlings himself had pleaded guilty during his trial 4 In 1980 he was elevated to be an Appeal Court Judge He became a Supreme Court Judge in 1990 He was appointed Chief Justice in the Fourth Republic by John Kufuor at the beginning of his presidency on 9 November 2001 He is considered by some to be a strong advocate for the independence of the Judiciary 5 He retired as Chief Justice in May 2003 for health reasons 6 See also EditChief Justice of Ghana Judiciary of Ghana List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana Supreme Court of GhanaReferences Edit List of Chief Justices Official Website Judicial Service of Ghana Archived from the original on 3 April 2007 Retrieved 13 April 2007 30 11 2002 Chief Justice Wiredu for court www ghanaweb com retrieved on 10 08 2009 Chief Justice lied under Oath ghanaweb com 25 August 2002 Ex Chief Justice Wiredu is dead General News of Friday 1 February 2008 Ghana Home Page Retrieved 28 March 2008 Adu Asare Yaw 29 March 2006 CJ Acquah Against Executive Interference in the Judiciary Feature Article Ghana Home Page Retrieved 13 April 2007 Chief Justice Wiredu was a fierce and relentless defender of independence of the Judiciary as a branch of government He resisted interference from both the Executive and Parliament in the running of the Judicial Service but in the final analysis he recognized so often that his domain fell to the power of those who pulled the purse strings in government so to speak In his capacity as head of the Judicial Service Chief Justice Emmanuel K Wiredu in early 2002 admonished the ministry of finance about what he described as unconstitutional behavior with respect to the budget allocation for the Service State burial service for Chief Justice Wiredu General News of Thursday 27 March 2008 Ghana Home Page Retrieved 28 March 2008 Legal officesPreceded byIsaac Kobina Abban Chief Justice of Ghana2001 2003 Succeeded byGeorge Kingsley Acquah This Ghana law related biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Kwame Wiredu amp oldid 1095819581, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
