Isaac K. Amuah
Isaac Amuah | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Judge | |
| In office 30 November 1995 – 19 August 1997 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry John Rawlings |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isaac Amuah December 15, 1929 |
| Died | August 19, 1997 (aged 67) |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Judge |
Isaac K. Amuah (1929-1997) was a Ghanaian judge. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 30 November 1995 to 19 August 1997.
Early life and education
[edit]Amuah was born on 15 December 1929 in Accra.[1] He had his early education at the Accra Government School and the Methodist Boys' School in Accra.[1] He later proceeded to Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast where he had his secondary education and Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone where he had his tertiary education.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Amuah was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1959, and consequently practiced in a Ghanaian law firm with other Solicitors from 1959 to 1962.[3] On 17 February 1962, he was appointed a District Magistrate in Kumasi.[4] He later became a Circuit Court judge in Accra,[5][6] where he was based in Jamestown. Amuah rose through the ranks to become an Appeal Court judge and subsequently a Supreme Court judge on 30 November 1995. He remained in this office until his death on 19 August 1997.
Personal life
[edit]Amuah died in office on 19 August 1997. His hobbies included reading books.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1966.
- ^ Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1966.
- ^ Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1966.
- ^ Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation. 1966.
- ^ The Ghana Law Reports. General Legal Council. 1977.
- ^ Nkrumah, I. K. (1976-06-02). Daily Graphic: Issue 7968 June 2 1976. Graphic Communications Group.