Gabriel Pwamang
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Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana | |
| Assumed office June 2015 | |
| Appointed by | John Mahama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 August 1960 |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Judge |
Gabriel Scott Pwamang is an active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He was nominated in 2015 by president of Ghana John Mahama. Prior to his appointment to the bench, he was a private legal practitioner and the managing partner of Pwamang and Associates. He was a member of the People's National Convention once serving as the party's general secretary.
Pwamang was nominated by president of Ghana John Mahama based on the recommendation of the Judicial Council of Ghana. His appointment was delayed as the council of the Ghana Bar Association filed a suit to seek clarification on the appointments as other recommended judges were not appointed by the president. The process was further protracted when a member of the General Legal Council lodged a complaint against him challenging his appointment. The complaint was later withdrawn and Pwamang was sworn into office on 29 June 2015.
Pwamang was born on 17 August 1960.[1] He had his secondary education at Nandom Senior High School graduating in 1982. He proceeded to the University of Ghana for his undergraduate studies graduating in 1986. He was called to the bar in 1988.[1]
Career
Law
Prior to his appointment to the superior court of judicature, he had been into private legal practice for about 26 years.[2] While in private practice, his areas of expertise included: Land and Natural Resources Law, Human Rights and Criminal Justice. In the business circles, he had served on the board of a number of business corporations.[2] He chaired the board of the Centre for Public Interest Law (CEPIL), an organisation whose interests are in public interest legal issues and the litigation of these issues for communities and associations.[2]
He founded his own law firm, Pwamang and Associates, where he served as a legal consultant for various corporations and organisations.[2] He was the managing partner of the firm until his Supreme Court appointment in 2015.[2]
Pwamang served as a Commissioner on the Constitution Review Commission of Ghana from January 2010 to December 2011.[1] The commission held consultations throughout the nation on the 1992 constitution and subsequently submitted a report which included recommendations for amendments to the constitution.[2] He was also part of the drafting committee of the Constitution Review Commission that drafted the proposed amendment bills.[2]
Politics
Pwamang was a member of the People's National Convention. Between 1998 and 2007 he served as the deputy general secretary,[1] and later general secretary, of the party (PNC).[2]
He contested the Navrongo Central seat in 2004 and 2008 on the ticket of the People's National Convention but lost on both occasions to Joseph Kofi Adda of the New Patriotic Party. In 2012 he contested once more for the seat and lost this time to Mark Woyongo of the National Democratic Congress.[2]