Justice Julius Sarkodee-Adoo (8 September 1908 – January 1972) was the second

Chief Justice of Ghana The chief justice of Ghana is the highest-ranking judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana. The chief justice is also the head of the Judiciary of Ghana and is responsible for its administration and supervision. In order of state precedence, the chief ...

during the First Republic. He studied law at

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, was admitted to

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in 1928, and was called to the Bar in 1932. He replaced the first native

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ian chief justice, Sir

Kobina Arku Korsah Sir Kobina Arku Korsah (3 April 1894 – 25 January 1967)''Makers of Modern Africa'', London: Africa Journal Ltd, 1981, pp. 289-90. was the first Chief Justice of Ghana (then the Gold Coast) in 1956. Biography Born in Saltpond, Korsah was ...

in 1964. He was removed after the

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of 24 February 1966 by the military

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government which was formed after the overthrow of Dr.

Kwame Nkrumah Francis Kwame Nkrumah (, 21 September 1909 – 27 April 1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He served as Prime Minister of the Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast from 1952 until 1957, when it gained ...

. Sarkodee-Adoo died in January 1972 at the

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