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Patrick Victor Osei-Hwere

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Patrick Victor Osei-Hwere
Supreme Court Judge
In office
1989 – 19 October 1992
Appointed byJerry John Rawlings
Personal details
Born
Patrick Victor Osei-Hwere
NationalityGhanaGhanaian
ProfessionJudge

Patrick Victor Osei-Hwere[1] was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He served on the Supreme Court bench from 1989 to 1992. Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as an Appeal Court judge from 1984 until 1989.

As a judge, Osei-Hwere begun as a Magistrate in Accra in 1962,[2][3] rising through the ranks as a Circuit Court judge in Ho,[4] and later a High Court judge.[5] Osei-Hwere became an Appeal Court judge in 1984 and in 1989,[6] he was appointed to the Supreme Court bench by the PNDC government. He retired on 19 October 1992.[7]

References

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  1. ^ Ghana (1976). The Supreme Court of Ghana Centenary: Souvenir, 1876-1976. University Press.
  2. ^ Ghana Gazette. 1962.
  3. ^ Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1969.
  4. ^ Ghana Year Book. Daily Graphic. 1971.
  5. ^ A Year Book of the Commonwealth. H.M. Stationery Office. 1972.
  6. ^ Ghana News. Embassy of Ghana. 1984.
  7. ^ "The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports". The Supreme Court of Ghana Law Reports. Advanced Legal Publications: xxi. 1996.