The late Justice (rtd.) Julius Ansah
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice Julius Ansah has died at the age of 74, four years after retiring from the highest court of the land.
The retired judge had been in public service for 41 years, starting from the Attorney General’s Department in Koforidua as a National Service person, having been called to the Bar.
He joined the Bench as a District Magistrate Grade II in 1979 and first worked at Assin Fosu in the Central Region for two years and was promoted to District Magistrate Grade I in 1981.
He was promoted to the Circuit Court in 1986 and subsequently to the High Court in 1989.
His first station as a Justice of the High Court was Tamale in the Northern Region where he also served as the Supervising High Court Judge.
Justice Julius Ansah was elevated to the Court of Appeal in 1999 and rose to the apex court of the land as a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2004.
On his retirement, the Judicial Service, held a brief but memorable ceremony at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Accra in appreciation of his selfless and invaluable contribution to justice delivery in Ghana.
He was presented with a citation, long service award and a retirement package.
According to Asaase Radio, then Chief Justice, Justice Anin Yeboah, said at the retirement ceremony that he had “mixed feelings” because “while it is a joy and privilege to share the moment, it is was equally sad to lose Justice Ansah’s presence on the Bench”.
The Chief Justice extolled Justice Ansah for his person and for his professionalism on the bench.
BY Gibril Abdul Razak