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Article 153 — Judicial Council

Article
153
Index row title
Judicial Council
Source document
The ghana constitution
Provision ID
41ebf036-5ef8-4d10-9a75-4e2916e90f5c

190 words

Verbatim text

There shall be a Judicial Council which shall compr ise the following persons— (a) the Chief Justice who shall be Chairman; (b) the Attorney-General; (c) a Justice of the Supreme Court nominated by the Justices of the Supreme Court; (d) a Justice of the Court of Appeal nominated by t he Justices of the Court of Appeal; (e) a Justice of the High Court nominated by the Ju stices of the High Court; (f) two representatives of the Ghana Bar Associatio n one of whom shall be a person of not less than twelve years’ standing as a lawyer; (g) a representative of the Chairmen of Regional Tr ibunals nominated by the Chairmen; (h) a representative of the lower courts or tribuna ls; (i) the Judge Advocate-General of the Ghana Armed F orces; (j) the Head of the Legal Directorate of the Police Service; (k) the Editor of the Ghana Law Reports; (l) a representative of the Judicial Service Staff Association nominated by the Association; (m) a chief nominated by the National House of Chie fs; and (n) four other persons who are not lawyers appointe d by the President.

What this means

  • The index files this text under article 153 of the Constitution of Ghana.
  • The row is titled “Judicial Council”.
  • The passage runs to about 190 words.
  • Read plainly, it mentions assembly and association — it protects gathering together or joining a group, union or party (the words used: “Associatio”); it mentions police powers — it sets out what the police or other security services may do (the words used: “Police”).

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