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CHIEF JUSTICE TO LEAD DELEGATION TO 10TH MARITIME SEMINAR FOR JUDGES IN NIGERIA
			Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, Mrs. Justice Georgina T. Wood, has accepted an invitation from her Nigerian counterpart to lead a delegation of Ghanaian Superior Court Judges and officials of the Ghana Shippers’ Council to the 10th Maritime Seminar for Judges of the Nigerian Superior Courts scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria, from 24th to 26th June 2008.read more 4TH APRIL, 2008



36 NEW LAWYERS CALLED TO THE BAR			The names of 36 newly qualified lawyers from the Ghana School of Law were added to the Roll of Lawyers on 31st January 2008 at a special meeting in Accra of the General Legal Council chaired by Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, Mrs. Justice Georgina T. Wood. This was the second time in the 2007/2008 Legal Year that the meeting had been called.read more 31st March, 2008



NEW HIGH COURT JUDGES & MAGISTRATES SWORN IN			Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, Mrs. Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, has sworn in twenty five (25) High Court Judges and two (2) District Magistrates at separate ceremonies in Accra. High Court Judges: The newly appointed High Court Judges, comprising 15 judges elevated from the Circuit Court and 10 lawyers from the Bar,swore three (3) Oaths:the Oath of Allegiance, the Judicial Oath, and the Oath of Secrecy. read more

District Magistrates: The two magistrates were Her Worship Roberta Enyonam Agboyie (Ms.) and His Worship John Ekow Mensah. Her Ladyship advised them to tread the path of integrity and not be swayed by temptations which would come their way. 31st March, 2008

WEEKEND COURTS TO START SITTING IN ACCRA.
28th March, 2008 1. The Judicial Service of Ghana announces for the information of the general public that weekend Circuit and District courts will start sitting in Accra from Saturday 5th April 2008 to deal with specific cases including, Domestic Violence and Revenue Claims by state agencies. 2. The Courts will operate from the premises of the District and Juvenile Courts near the Ministries – Accra. 3. The Courts will sit from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm every Saturday. 4. The Saturday Courts will be extended to other areas in the country in due course.
(SGD) REGINA A. APOTSI (MRS), JUDICIAL SECRETARY.

		NINE APPEAL COURT JUDGES SWORN IN

		The Castle, Osu – NINE Justices of the Court of Appeal were sworn into office by the President of Ghana, John Agyekum Kufuor, on the 26th day of March 2008, with a call on them to dispense justice without fear or favour. The Judges took three oaths: the Oath of Allegiance, the Judicial Oath and the Oath of Secrecy. read more

PRESIDENT KUFOUR NOMINATES FOUR JUDGES FOR SUPREME COURT
President John Agyekum Kufuor has nominated four judges to the Supreme Court. The nominations were made by the President on the recommendations of the Council of State and the Judicial Council. The Judges are Mr Justice Paul Baffoe Bonnie, Mr Justice Enin Yeboah, Mr Justice Dotse and Ms R.C. Owusu. read more

			CLUSTER OF COURTS COMMISSIONED
			Her Ladyship the Ghanaian Chief Justice, Mrs. Justice Georgina Wood, has commissioned a cluster of four courts in Accra. The four courts, all housed in one building in the ministries area near the beach, will deal exclusively and on a daily basis, with juvenile and family cases. read more

An eight-member judicial delegation from the Benin Constitutional Court led by their president, Madam Conceptia L.D. Ouinsou, has paid a one-day visit to the Judicial Service of Ghana on an exchange programme between the Judicial Service of Ghana and that of Benin. continue 19th day of March, 2008				JUDICIAL DELEGATION FROM BENIN VISIT JUDICIAL SERVICE



			MAIDEN SESSION OF THE JUDICIAL SERVICE MENTORING PROGRAMME
			The Judicial Service has, at the prompting of Her Ladyship the Chief Justice, initiated a school mentoring programme for students in Senior Secondary Schools in the country. read more.. 14th day of March, 2008

	LAUNCH OF JUDICIAL SERVICE CLERKSHIP PROGRAMME
	The Judicial service in collaboration with the Faculties of Law Fordham University in New York, U.S.A, and of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology has inaugurated the Judicial Service clerkship programme in Accra, Ghana. read more.. 13th day of March 2008

			CHINESE EMBASSY DONATES COMPUTERS TO JUDICIAL SERVICE OF GHANA
			The Judicial Service of Ghana is the beneficiary of eight Dell computers and accessories presented as gifts from the Chinese embassy in Accra. At a short but impressive ceremony at the Supreme Court buildings in Accra yesterday read more..