Kobina Arku Korsah
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| Kobina Arku Korsah | |
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1st Chief Justice of Ghana
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| In office March 6, 1957 – December 1963 |
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| Preceded by | New Position |
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| Succeeded by | J. Sarkodee-Addo |
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13th Chief Justice of the
Gold Coast |
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| In office 1956 – March 6, 1957 |
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| Preceded by | Sir Mark Wilson |
| Succeeded by | None |
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| Born | 1894 Ghana |
| Died | 1967 Ghana |
Sir Kobina Arku Korsah(1894-1967) was the first black Chief Justice of Ghana (then the Gold Coast) in 1956.[1]
In 1942, Nana Sir Ofori Atta and Sir Arku Korsah were the first two Ghanaians to be appointed to the Legislative Council by the then Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Alan Burns.[2][3] He was one of the twenty founding members of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1959.[4] After the Kulungugu attack on President Kwame Nkrumah in August 1962, Sir Arku Korsah presided over the trial of five defendants. At the end of that trial, three of the accused were found not guilty and this displeased the Nkrumah government. Nkrumah sacked Sir Korsah as Chief Justice in December 1963 unconstitutionally.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Outrage At Law", Times inc., Dec. 20, 1963. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
- ^ Countries united by an ancient bond - Freedom after 400 years. Special Features. Liverpool Daily Post. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
- ^ Buah, F. K. (1980). History of Ghana. London: Lincoln. ISBN 978-0333295151.
- ^ History - Foundation Members. Official Website. Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences. Retrieved on 2007-03-29.
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| Preceded by Sir Mark Wilson |
Chief Justice of the Gold Coast 1956–1957 |
Succeeded by Gold Coast attains independence |
| Preceded by Ghana established |
Chief Justice of Ghana 1957–1963 |
Succeeded by J. Sarkodee-Addo |
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