Article 128 of the Constitution of Ghana

Verbatim text

(1) The Supreme Court shall consist of the Chief Ju stice and not less than nine other Justices of the Supreme Court. (2) The Supreme Court shall be duly constituted for its work by not less than five Supreme Court Justices except as otherwise provided in arti cle 133 of this Constitution. (3) The Chief Justice shall preside at sittings of the Supreme Court and in his absence, the most senior of the Justices of the Supreme Court, a s constituted, shall preside. (4) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court unless he is of high moral character and proven integrity and is of not less than fifteen years’ standing as a lawyer.

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The index files this text under article 128 of the Constitution of Ghana.
The row is titled “Composition of Supreme Court and Qualification s of its Justices”.
The passage runs to about 121 words.

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