Koi Obuadabang Larbi | |
|---|---|
| Supreme Court Judge | |
| In office 5 August 1970 –1972 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Koi Obuadabang Larbi 1914 |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Durham University |
| Profession | Judge |
Koi Obuadabang Larbi was an activist and Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana from 1970 to 1972. [1]
Koi Larbi was born in 1914 in the Gold Coast. [2] He obtained his law degree in 1943 from Durham University [3] working at the West Indian seamen hostel as the warden. [2] While in school, he was a member of the West African Students Union (WASU). He qualified as a barrister at the Middle Temple [4] in January 1944 [5] and begun private practice in London. [6] He became a legal advisor to the Gold Coast Farmers' delegation in the United Kingdom in 1945, [2] [7] and the following year, he became a legal advisor to the West African National Secretariat (WANS). [7] He was also a member African Progress Association and the chairman of the Committee for the Defence of People of African Descent, a committee that was formed to provide legal support to Black people. [7] [8]
Koi Larbi returned to the Gold Coast to resume private legal practice. He was called to the Gold Coast bar in 1946. [9] In 1969 he was appointed member of the Council of State [10] and a year later, he was appointed Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana on 5 August. [11] [12] He was dismissed in 1972 when the Supreme Court was abolished by the National Redemption Council.
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