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A Supreme Court Justice, Justice Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe, shed tears Thursday as he took his last bow on the stand for serving the nation for 31 years and four months.
Judge Gbadegbe, who turned 70 and served as a Supreme Court judge for 11 years, advised members of the Court and the Bar Association never to compromise with the requirements of justice.
Speaking to the media after his farewell sentence at the Accra Supreme Court, Judge Gbadegbe urged members of the Bench and Bar to adopt ethical discipline, courage, speak the truth and serve with humility.
According to the retired judge, he had submitted to public discipline after taking office in court in 1989 as a judge of the Koforidua High Court.
When asked to point out any of his pending rulings that he had rendered over the years, Judge Gbadegbe said: “History will judge. I have no interest in any of the cases before me. I’m just applying the law. “
According to him, over the past few years he has been developing and clarifying the law on many occasions, adding that he also helped make sense of the Constitution when necessary.
When asked what made him stand on the stand, the retired judge indicated that he “wanted to subject me to public discipline.”
He recounted how on two occasions he rejected the appointment, but on the third his son heard his name in a radio advertisement.
Addressing the members of the Chamber, the Bar Association, family and friends of the Supreme Court, Justice Gbadegbe, who intermittently wiped his tears with a white handkerchief, expressed his gratitude to all who supported him in his career .
According to him, it was God who sustained him throughout his career, adding that he would not forget the sacrifices offered by his wife and three children.
Judge Gbadegbe noted that the judges not only formed the courts and praised the role of their ushers, secretaries and lawyers.
Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah praised the retired judge for his long and dedicated service, noting that Judge Gbadegbe’s contribution would go down in the annals of the judiciary.
According to the Chief Justice, the retired Supreme Court judge has demonstrated a wealth of legal knowledge through the sentences he handed down, adding that “they have rekindled a fire that cannot be put out in the judiciary.”
It noted that Judge Gbadegbe, while serving as a judge in Koforidua, in the eastern region, “never postponed any of his rulings and sentences.”
The Chief Justice praised Judge Gbadegbe for his contribution to the development of the Elections Manual for the court in the years 2012, 2016 and 2020.
Justice Victor Jones Dotse, a Supreme Court Justice, noted that Gbadegbe exhibited real judicial skills with remarkable leadership skills.
Godfred Yeboah Dame, a deputy attorney general, described Judge Gbadagbe as a good teacher who educated every time he appeared before him.
Anthony Forson Junior, national president of the Ghana Bar Association, said Judge Gbadegbe insisted on best practices at the bar and on the bench and corrected him every time he made a mistake.
According to him, Judge Gbadegbe had authored 95 judgments and legal reports.
Judge Gbadagbe, born December 8, 1950, was first appointed to the Superior Court in 1989.
In 1999 he was appointed to the Court of Appeals and in 2009 he was appointed to the Supreme Court.
He was part of the panel that sat on the famous 2012 election petition case, the Abu Ramadan case against the Election Commission and the NDC case against the Election Commission.
