Anthony Benin is a
Ghanaian
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judge and is a former justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana. He was one of two judges sworn into office by the
President of Ghana
The president of the Republic of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana, as well as commander-in-chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. The current president of Ghana is Nana Akufo-Addo, who won the 2020 presidential el ...
,
John Dramani Mahama
John Dramani Mahama (; born 29 November 1958) is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as pres ...
in the presence of the
Chief Justice of Ghana,
Georgina Theodora Wood
Georgina Theodora Wood (née Lutterodt; born 8 June 1947) is a Ghanaian judge and also a former police prosecution officer. She was the Chief Justice of Ghana and the first woman to occupy that position. She retired in 2017 after five decades ...
in November 2012.
He has presided in cases of the
ECOWAS
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS; also known as in French and Portuguese) is a regional political and economic union of fifteen countries located in West Africa. Collectively, these countries comprise an area of , and in ...
court.
Early life and education
Benin was born on 4 January 1950 at
Kumasi
Kumasi (historically spelled Comassie or Coomassie, usually spelled Kumase in Twi) is a city in the Ashanti Region, and is among the largest metropolitan areas in Ghana. Kumasi is located in a rain forest region near Lake Bosomtwe, and is t ...
.
He had his secondary education at
Sekondi College, completing his studies in 1970. He continued at the
University of Ghana
The University of Ghana is a public university located in Accra, Ghana. It the oldest and largest of the thirteen Ghanaian national public universities.
The university was founded in 1948 as the University College of the Gold Coast in the Br ...
, graduating with his bachelor's degree in 1973.
He proceeded to the
Ghana School of Law
The Ghana School of Law (GSL) is an educational institution in Ghana for training lawyers.
The school is the only one that provides training for law graduates in the Barrister at Law program.
The Professional Law Course is designed for Law Gradu ...
where he completed his studies in 1975.
He was called to the bar in that same year.
Career
In 1976, Benin was appointed assistate state attorney.
Three years later, he joined the
bench as a grade two District Magistrate.
He became an Appeal Court Judge in 1994 and 2012 he was appointed justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana.
While serving on the Appeal Court bench, he was appointed to the West African Regional Court as a pioneer judge in 2001.
He became Vice President of the Court from 2007 to 2009.
He served on the ECOWAS Community Court until 2011.
He retired from the Supreme Court of Ghana in January 2020.
See also
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List of judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana
This is a list of the judges of the Supreme Court of Ghana. The Constitution of Ghana provides for the court to be made up of the Chief Justice of Ghana and not less than nine other Justices of the Supreme Court. It shall be duly constituted by a ...
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Supreme Court of Ghana
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Judiciary of Ghana
The Judiciary of Ghana comprises the Superior Courts of Judicature, established under the 1992 Constitution, and the Inferior Courts, established by Parliament. The hierarchy of courts derives largely from British juridical forms. The courts hav ...
References
External links
GhanalLive TVGhanaReview International
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1950 births
Living people
Justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana
Sekondi College alumni
University of Ghana alumni