List of Chief Justices of The Supreme Court
Since its inception in 1876, the Supreme Court has had 23 Chief Justices.
| List of Chief Justices of the Gold Coast and Ghana | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chief Justice | Time frame | Period |
| Sir David Patrick Chambers | 1876 - 1878 | Gold Coast |
| P. A. Smith | 1878 - 1879 | Gold Coast |
| Sir James Marshall | 1880 - 1882 | Gold Coast |
| N. Lessingham Bailey | 1882 - 1886 | Gold Coast |
| H. W Macleod | 1886 - 1889 | Gold Coast |
| J. T Hutchinson | 1889 - 1895 | Gold Coast |
| Sir William Brandford Griffith | 1895 - 1911 | Gold Coast |
| Philip Crampton Smyly | 1911 - 1928 | Gold Coast |
| Sir George Campbell Deane | 1929 - 1935 | Gold Coast |
| Sir Philip Bertie Petrides | 1936 - 1943 | Gold Coast |
| Sir Walter Harrangin | 1943 - 1947 | Gold Coast |
| Sir Mark Wilson | 1948 - 1956 | Gold Coast |
| Sir Kobina Arku Korsah | 1956 - 1963 | Gold Coast (1956 - 6 Mar 1957) Ghana - 1st Republic (6 Mar 1957 - 1963) |
| J. Sarkodee-Addo | 1964 - 1966 | 1st Republic |
| Edward Akufo-Addo | 1966 - 1970 | military rule (1966-1969) 2nd Republic (1969-1970) |
| Edmund Alexander Lanquaye Bannerman | 1970 -1972 | 2nd Republic |
| Samuel Azu Crabbe | 1973 - 1977 | military rule |
| Fred Kwasi Apaloo | 1977 - 1986 | military rule (1977-1979) 3rd Republic (24 Sep 1979-31 Dec 1981) # military rule (31 Dec 1981-1986) |
| E. N. P. Sowah | 1986 - 1990 | military rule |
| Philip Edward Archer | 1991 - 1995 | military rule (1991-1993) 4th Republic (1993-1995) |
| Isaac Kobina Abban | 1995 - April 21, 2001 | 4th Republic |
| Edward Kwame Wiredu | 2001 - 2003 | 4th Republic |
| George Kingsley Acquah | July 4, 2003 - March 25, 2007 | 4th Republic |
| Georgina Theodora Wood | June 15, 2007 - | 4th Republic |
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