Justice Anselmus Kodzo Paaku Kludze | |
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Supreme Court Judge | |
In office 21 May 2003 – 12 March 2004 | |
Appointed by | John Kufuor |
Personal details | |
Born | 1934 Ghana |
Died | 5 October 2013 | (aged 78–79)
Children | Ave Kludze |
Alma mater | |
Anselmus Kodzo Paaku Kludze (1934 – 5 October 2013) was a Ghanaian lawyer, author [1] and academic who served as a judge for the Supreme Court of Ghana and was also a professor. [2] He was an Emeritus Professor of law [3] at Rutgers University, Camden, New Jersey, United States, a chairman of the Law Reform Commission of Ghana, [4] a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, London. [5]
Kludze was born in 1934 to Stephen Komla Kludze. He hailed from Gbi-Kpeme, Hohoe in the Volta Region of Ghana. [6] His father died at early age while he was studying at Adisadel College, Cape Coast on a government scholarship, his uncle, Anku Kludze however supported him financially to complete his secondary education. [7] After his secondary education, he entered the University of Ghana where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963. [5] [8] He continued at the Ghana School of Law where he qualified as a barrister in 1965. [5] [8] He proceeded to the United Kingdom for further studies in law and was awarded his doctorate degree in 1969. [5] [8] In 2002, he earned a Higher Doctorate degree of LL.D. for his scholarship from the University of London. [8]
Kludze joined the Law Faculty as a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana [9] and taught at the Ghana School of Law while a visiting professor at the Temple University School of Law. [8] He was also a professor of law and dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar, Nigeria. [8] Prior to entering academia, he was a barrister-at-law and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ghana. [8]
Kludze was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana by the then president of Ghana, John Kufuor on 21 May 2003. [10] He served in that capacity until his retirement on 12 March 2004. [10]
He is the father of Ave Kludze, a rocket scientist with the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA). [11]
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