J. N. K. Taylor

John Nicholas Kobina Taylor was a Ghanaian judge. He served on the Ghanaian judicial bench for about twenty-one (21) years. He was a Supreme Court judge from 1980 to 1990.[1]

John Nicholas Kobina Taylor
Supreme Court Judge
In office
1980 – March 1990
Personal details
Born
John Nicholas Kobina Taylor

1925
DiedAugust 15, 2008(2008-08-15) (aged 82–83)
NationalityGhanaian
ProfessionJudge

Biography

Taylor was born in 1925 and hails from Korankyekrom, Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana.

Taylor served as a Crown Counsel, State Attorney,[2] Director of Public Prosecutions[3][4] and also Acting Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in 1969.[1] He joined the bench around the period as a High Court judge.[5] As a High Court judge, he was appointed chairman of the Taylor Assets Commission.[6] The commission's mandate was to investigate the assets of public officials and to ascertain if these assets were legally acquired.[6] After about ten years of service to the High Court bench he was appointed to the Supreme Court without promotion to the Appeal Court.[1][7] As a Supreme Court judge he was the chairman of a three-member committee appointed to investigate the leakage of examination and other related matters in the West African Examination Council.[8] He retired in March 1990 at the then compulsory retirement age of sixty-five (65) years.[1] He died on 15 August 2008 at the age of 83.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "Justice Taylor called to rest". ghanaweb.com. GhanaWeb. 12 September 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  2. "Africa Report". Africa Report. African-American Institute: 41. 1966.
  3. Daily Report, Foreign Radio Broadcasts, Issues 197-198 (Report). United States. Central Intelligence Agency. 1967. p. I 5.
  4. Africa and the World, Volume 5 (Report). Africa and the world Limited, London. 1969. p. 10.
  5. "Review of Ghana Law, Volume 11". Review of Ghana Law: 25. 1979.
  6. Mark Botsio (1972). "Ghana Business Guide". Business Publications: xxiii. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Mensa-Bonsu, Henrietta (2007). Ghana Law Since Independence: History, Development, and Prospects: Collection of Essays to Commemorate the Golden Jubilee Anniversary of Ghana's Independence, 6th March, 1957-6th March, 2007. Black Mask for Faculty of Law, University of Ghana, Legon. p. 147. ISBN 9988838514.
  8. "West Africa, Issues 3489-3514". West Africa. West Africa Publishing Company Limited: 1510. 1984.
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