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The
Judicial
Council
has
approved
the
learned
Fellow
of
the
Ghana
Academy
of
Sciences,
Professor
of
Law
and
brilliant
legal
academic
Professor
Richard
Frimpong
Oppong
and
his
co-nominee,
the
learned
Justice
of
the
Court
of
Appeal,
Her
Ladyship
Justice
Sophia
Rosetta
Bernasko
Essah
for
the
Supreme
Court
Bench.
News
of
the
approval
of
the
two
was
shared
by
the
President
of
the
Republic,
Nana
Akufo-Addo
during
the
inauguration
of
the
Governing
Board
of
the
Alternative
Dispute
Resolution
Centre
this
afternoon,
16th
day
of
July,
2024.
According
to
the
President,
the
duo
are
billed
for
an
appearance
before
Parliament
for
the
constitutionally
provided
requirement
of
vetting
by
Parliament.
Prof.
Frimpong
Oppong
will
add
to
Prof.
Mensah-Bonsu
as
the
legal
academics
on
the
highest
Bench
of
Ghana.
Prof
Frimpong
Oppong
joins
the
Bench
with
a
salad
of
experience
of
the
practice
of
law
in
Ghana
and
on
the
global
stage
as
an
arbitrator
among
others.
He
is
also
a
respected
teacher
of
the
law
with
teaching
experience
in
Ghana,
Europe
and
America.
Prof.
Frimpong
Oppong
joins
the
Bench
like
his
predecessors,
Justice
Professor
Date-Bah
and
Mensah-Bonsu,
with
high
academic
laurels
and
achievements.
Justice
Bernasko
Essah
comes
to
the
Bench
having
practiced
as
a
State
Attorney,
private
practitioner,
a
Justice
of
the
High
Court
and
Court
of
Appeal.
She
boasts
of
membership
of
the
International
Association
of
Women
Judges
(IAWJ).
Read
the
profile
of
Prof.
Richard
Frimpong
Oppong
here
Read
profile
Justice
Sophia
Rosetta
Bernasko
Essah
here