Benjamin Teiko Aryeetey was a

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and

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. He is a retired justice of the

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. He spent a total of forty (40) years serving on the bench of the

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. He was also a lecturer at the

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Early life and education

Aryeetey was born on June 14, 1941. He studied for his First Division Certificate in the West African School Certificate Examination at

Mfantsipim School Mfantsipim School is an all-boys boarding secondary school in Cape Coast, Ghana, established by the Methodist Church in 1876 to foster intellectual, moral, and spiritual growth on the then Gold Coast. Its founding name was Wesleyan High Scho ...

from 1956 to 1960. He proceeded to the Winneba Training College in 1960 where he obtained a Teacher's Certificate 'A' in 1962. In 1963, he entered

Achimota School Achimota School (Help:IPA/English, /ɑːtʃimoʊtɑː/ ), formerly Prince of Wales College and School at Achimota, later Achimota College, now nicknamed Motown, is a co-educational boarding school located at Achimota in Accra, Greater Accra Reg ...

obtaining his General Certificate of Education Advance Level (GCE A-Level) in 1965. He received his

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(LLB) degree in 1968 from the

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and his post-graduate degree in law from the same university.

Career

Aryeetey began his career at the bench as a District Magistrate Grade II in April 1971. He was appointed a Justice of the High Court in 1989 and, a year later, served with the

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as a Judge Advocate. He was subsequently promoted as a Justice of the Court of Appeal in April 1999, and he served in that capacity until 2009 when he was appointed Justice of the

. While on the bench, he participated in a number of conferences and workshops, some of which include; African Programme on American Legal Institution and Jurisprudence in the

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, Operation Cross Roads and Commonwealth Magistrates, and Judges Association Workshop in

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. Justice Aryeetey also served on and chaired various boards and associations. He was a member of the Judges and Magistrates Association and also served as Chairman of Maranatha University College Board. Aside from serving on the bench, Aryeetey worked in academia. He was a lecturer for the Career Magistrates Programme teaching Judicial Ethics and an examiner for the final year Practical Advocacy course at the

Appointment

Aryeetey was nominated by the then president of

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John Evans Atta Mills John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills (21 July 1944 – 24 July 2012) was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as the 11th president of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the govern ...

in 2009. He was subsequently vetted on Monday, October 12, 2009 and approved by

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on October 31, 2009. He was sworn into office by the then president on November 2, 2009.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aryeetey, Benjamin Teiko 1941 births Living people Justices of the Supreme Court of Ghana University of Ghana alumni

Early life and education

Career

Appointment

See also

References