Justice Sophia Adinyira appointed EC Chairman
Unconfirmed report reaching otecnews indicates that President Akufo-Addo has appointed a Supreme Court Judge, Justices Mrs. Sophia Adjeibea Adinyira, as the new Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC).
Justice Sophia Adinyira if confirmed, replaces Charlotte Osei, who was ousted over breached procurement laws in the award of several contracts, prior to the 2016 elections.
Mrs. Sophia Adjeibea Adinyira was born on June 8, 1947 (age 71 years).
Biography of Justice Sophia Ophelia Adjeibea Adinyira:
HER LADYSHIP, MRS. JUSTICE SOPHIA O.A. ADINYIRA is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, a position she has held since March 2006.
Justice Sophia Adinyira was called to practice law as a solicitor and barrister at the Ghana Bar in 1973 having received her law degree at the University of Ghana, Legon, in 1971 and BL in 1973.
She also served as a Judge of the United Nations Appeals Tribunal [UNAT], from July 2009 to June 2016; sitting at New York and Geneva.
Justice Sophia Adinyira is currently a member of the General Legal Council a body responsible for Legal Education in Ghana.
Justice Sophia Adinyira is also the newly appointed chairperson of the Board of Judicial Training of the Judicial Service of Ghana. She previously served on the Judicial Council from 2015 to 2017 and as the Chairperson of the Council for Law Reporting, Ghana from 2015 to 2017 and as a member and chairperson respectively of the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council from 2003 to 2016.
She is a member of the International Association of Women Judges.
Justice Sophia Adinyira has delivered public lectures and papers in Ghana and abroad on various issues, including women empowerment and justice, child protection, juvenile justice, human trafficking, HIV/AIDS, constitutional review, law reform, judicial independence and the principle of legality.
Source: primenews
