George Kingsley Acquah

George Kingsley Acquah (4 March 1942 – 25 March 2007) was the twenty-third Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana (the eleventh since independence). He was appointed as Chief Justice on 4 July 2003 and was the incumbent until his death.

Early life and education

Justice Acquah was born on 4 March 1942 at Sekondi in the Western Region of the then-British Gold Coast to Isaac Yankson and Beatrice Acquah but was brought up by his stepfather, Isaac Charles Acquah. He had his basic education in a number of schools, namely Half Assini Methodist School, Cape Coast Methodist School, Ashanti Bekwai Methodist School, Akim Oda Methodist School, Nkawkaw Methodist School and Dunkwa-on-Offin Anglican School.

He attended Adisadel College at Cape Coast, from 1957 to 1963 for his secondary and sixth form (college) education. He pursued his undergraduate degree at the University of Ghana, Legon between 1964 and 1967 where he obtained a B.A (Hons) degree in philosophy. In 1970, he obtained the LL.B. (Hons) degree in law from the same university. He worked at the High Court until he rose to become an Appeal Court Judge in June 1994. In 1995, he was appointed as a Supreme Court Judge.

Personal life

Justice Acquah was married to Jane Acquah. Together, they had six children.