Clemence Jackson Honyenuga
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Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana | |
| In office 2020–2023 | |
| Appointed by | Nana Akufo-Addo |
| Justice of the Court of Appeal | |
| In office 2008–2020 | |
| Nominated by | John Kufuor |
| Justice of the High Court | |
| In office 2003–2008 | |
| Nominated by | John Kufuor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1952 Nyagbo-Gagbefe, Volta Region |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | University of Ghana |
| Profession | Judge |
Clemence Jackson Honyenuga (born 4 September 1952) is a Ghanaian former judge, who served in the Supreme Court of Ghana from 22 May 2020 until 4 September 2022.[1]
Honyenuga was born on 4 September 1952 in Nyagbo-Gagbefe, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana.[2] He received his primary education at R.C. Primary School in Tafi-Atome, and then continued at L/A Middle School in Tafi-Atome where he obtained his Middle School Leaving Certificate. Afterwards, he attended Kadjebi Secondary School where he received his Ordinary Level Certificate in 1967. From 1973 to 1975, he attended Kpando Secondary School (now Kpando Senior High School) where he obtained his GCE Advanced Level Certificate.[3]
Honyenuga then pursued further studies at the University of Ghana in 1976, earning a B.A. degree in Law and Political Science in 1979. In 1979, he enrolled at the Ghana School of Law, and upon completion, he was admitted to the Ghana Bar in 1981.[3][4]
Career
Honyenuga started his career as an Executive Officer at the PWD Personnel Branch in Accra from January to September 1976. Later, from 1981 to 1982, he worked as an Assistant State Attorney in Ho. He entered Private Practice and worked at Amewu Chambers in Ho from 1983 until 2003.[5][6]
His career at the bench begun when he gained appointment as the Judge Advocate of the Ghana Navy.[5][6] He served as a justice of the High Court until 2008 when he was appointed a justice of the Appeal Court of Ghana.[3] Between 2008 and 2016, he worked as an Additional High Court Judge, presiding over cases such as Civil, Narcotics, Robbery, and other Violent Crime Cases.[5][6] In 2009 served as a judge at the Court-sitting of the Justice for all Programme and in 2014, he doubled as the Director of the Remand Prisoners Project.
Honyenuga held various positions within the Ghana Bar Association, including Assistant Secretary (Volta Region Branch) from 1983 to 1988, Welfare Officer from 1993 to 1996, Treasurer from 1996 to 2001, and Vice President from 2002 to 2003.
Additionally, he served as President of the Court of Appeal in Cape Coast from 2012 to 2017, and was appointed a judge responsible for Anti-Corruption in 2013. He served as the Chairman of the Medical Committee for Judges, Magistrates, and Directors of the Judicial Service in 2019, as well as the Supervisor of the Justice for all Programme (JAP) and the Prisons High Courts. He is a member of the Ghana Bar Association and the Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana.
As the paramount chief of the Nyagbo Traditional Area,[7] Honyenuga has been a Permanent Member of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Ho, since 2012.[3]