Benjamin Teiko Aryeetey

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Benjamin Teiko Aryeetey
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
In office
2009–2011
Profession Judge

Benjamin Teiko Aryeetey was a Ghanaian academic and judge. He is a retired justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He spent a total of forty (40) years serving on the bench of the Judiciary of Ghana. He was also a lecturer at the Ghana School of Law.

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Early life and education

Aryeetey was born on June 14, 1941. [1] He studied for his First Division Certificate in the West African School Certificate Examination at Mfantsipim School from 1956 to 1960. [1] He proceeded to the Winneba Training College in 1960 where he obtained a Teacher's Certificate 'A' in 1962. [1] In 1963 ,he entered Achimota School obtaining his General Certificate of Education Advance Level (GCE A-Level) in 1965. [1] He received his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree in 1968 from the University of Ghana and his post-graduate degree in law from the same university. [1]

Career

Aryeetey began his career at the bench as a District Magistrate Grade II in April 1971. [1] He was appointed a Justice of the High Court in 1989 and, a year later, served with the Ghana Armed Forces as a Judge Advocate. [1] He was subsequently promoted as a Justice of the Court of Appeal in April 1999, [2] and he served in that capacity until 2009 when he was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. [1] 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 United States, Operation Cross Roads and Commonwealth Magistrates, and Judges Association Workshop in The Gambia. [1]

Justice Aryeetey also served on and chaired various boards and associations. [1] He was a member of the Judges and Magistrates Association and also served as Chairman of Maranatha University College Board. [1]

Aside from serving on the bench, Aryeetey worked in academia. [1] He was a lecturer for the Career Magistrates Programme teaching Judicial Ethics and an examiner for the final year Practical Advocacy course at the Ghana School of Law. [1]

Appointment

Aryeetey was nominated by the then president of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills in 2009. He was subsequently vetted on Monday, October 12, 2009 [3] and approved by parliament on October 31, 2009. [4] He was sworn into office by the then president on November 2, 2009. [5]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Debates of 30 Oct 2009". Odekro. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Mills swears in new Appeal Court judges". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Judge urges public to name and shame judges as proof of corruption". Ghana News Agency. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ↑ "New Justices Get Approval". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  5. ↑ "President Mills asks judges to avoid partisanship". Business Ghana. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
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