Sophia Ophilia Adjeibea Adinyira
Ein sex anaa gender | female |
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Country wey e be citizen | Ghana |
Name wey dem give am | Sophia |
Ein date of birth | 8 June 1947 |
Place dem born am | Ghana |
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign | English |
Ein occupation | academic |
Position ehold | judge, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana |
Educate for | University of Ghana, Ghana School of Law, Wesley Girls' High School, Fijai Senior High School |
Sophia Ophelia Adjeibea Adinyira be Ghanaian retired Justice give Supreme Court of Ghana den member of de United Nations Appeal Tribunal.[1][2][3]
Ein Early life den Education
[edit | edit source]Dem born Adinyira for 1 September 1949 insyd for Cape Coast wey Central Region of Ghana.[4][5] She attend Fijai Senior High School from 1961 go 1966 for ein 'O' Level certificate den Wesley Girls' High School from 1966 go 1968 for ein 'A' Level certificate.[5] She get ein legal training for University of Ghana den de Ghana School of Law, wey dem call am for Ghana Bar for 1973 insyd.[5][6]
Ein Awards den Recognition
[edit | edit source]Adinyira be member of de Disciplinary Committee of de General Legal Council.[7] She receive national award for ein contribution towards "enhancing de destiny of de Ghanaian child" from de Minister of Women den Children for de twentieth anniversary of de UN Convention for de Rights of de Child.
Ein Life matter
[edit | edit source]Adinyira be member of de Anglican Church way na she be de Provincial Chancellor of de Church of de Province of West Africa since 1993. For 2019 insyd, dem appoint am as de first female den lay Canon of de Cathedral Church of St. Peter wey dey Anglican Diocese of Koforidua. She serve as vice moderator of de World Council of Churches wey dey Geneva wey na she be member of ein Central Committee from 2006 go 2013. She marry plus five kiddies.[6][5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ https://www.un.org/en/oaj/appeals/judges.shtml
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20160828095011/http://opinion.myjoyonline.com/pages/articles/201305/106748.php
- ↑ https://www.graphic.com.gh/news/general-news/ghana-news-justice-adinyira-retires-after-46-years.html
- ↑ https://www.primenewsghana.com/politics/justice-sophia-adinyira-appointed-ec-chair.html
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 http://staging.odekro.org/hansard/sitting/parliament-house/2006-03-08-10-05-00
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 https://www.anglicannews.org/news/2019/07/supreme-court-justice-becomes-ghanas-first-female-lay-cathedral-canon.aspx
- ↑ http://www.glc.gov.gh/disciplinary-committee/members/current-members/