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Dotse was born in the Volta Region in 1953.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-09|title=Justices Jones Dotse, Anin Yeboah front runners for CJ job|url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/05/justices-jones-dotse-anin-yeboah-front-runners-for-cj-job/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always|language=en-US}}</ref> He attended [[Kpando Senior High School]] from 1966 to 1971 and was educated at the [[Accra Academy]] from 1971 to 1973.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Informant, Jan-March 2017 edition|url=https://htu.edu.gh/images/docs/Fifth%20Edition.pdf|year=2017|publisher=Ho Technical University|page=2}}</ref> He studied law at the [[University of Ghana|University of Ghana, Legon]], graduating in June 1976 and was called to the Ghanaian Bar in November 1978.<ref name="Dotse1" /> |
Dotse was born in the Volta Region in 1953.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-05-09|title=Justices Jones Dotse, Anin Yeboah front runners for CJ job|url=https://citifmonline.com/2017/05/justices-jones-dotse-anin-yeboah-front-runners-for-cj-job/|access-date=2022-02-15|website=Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always|language=en-US}}</ref> He attended [[Kpando Senior High School]] from 1966 to 1971 and was educated at the [[Accra Academy]] from 1971 to 1973.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Informant, Jan-March 2017 edition|url=https://htu.edu.gh/images/docs/Fifth%20Edition.pdf|year=2017|publisher=Ho Technical University|page=2}}</ref> He also attended [[Kpedze Senior High School]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Online |first=Volta |date=2019-05-31 |title=Ho West DCE Supports Alma Mater |url=https://voltaonlinegh.com/ho-west-dce-supports-alma-mater/ |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Volta Online |language=en}}</ref> He studied law at the [[University of Ghana|University of Ghana, Legon]], graduating in June 1976 and was called to the Ghanaian Bar in November 1978.<ref name="Dotse1" /> |
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Revision as of 23:40, 18 July 2022
Jones Dotse | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana | |
| Assumed office 11 June 2008 | |
| Appointed by | John Kufuor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 Volta Region |
| Nationality |  Ghanaian |
| Alma mater | Kpando Senior High School Accra Academy University of Ghana Ghana School of Law |
| Profession | |
Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse is a Supreme Court judge of the Republic of Ghana and The Gambia.[1][2]
Early life and education
Dotse was born in the Volta Region in 1953.[3] He attended Kpando Senior High School from 1966 to 1971 and was educated at the Accra Academy from 1971 to 1973.[4] He also attended Kpedze Senior High School.[5] He studied law at the University of Ghana, Legon, graduating in June 1976 and was called to the Ghanaian Bar in November 1978.[1]
Working life
Dotse worked as a State Attorney with the Attorney-General's Department from 1979 to 1981. After this stint, he went into private practice.[1] He served as the President of the Volta Region Bar of the Ghana Bar Association. He became a high court judge in June 2002 and became a judge in the Court of Appeals in September 2003.[1]
He was sworn in as a Justice of the Supreme Court of the Gambia in February 2008 and in June of that same year became a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana. He has attended and led courses and seminars in several countries including the United States, Canada, Nigeria, Liberia and Ghana. He also served as the Chairman of the Governing Board of the Judicial Training Institute in Accra.[1] Jones Dotse is the Chairman of the University Council of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho.[6]
Personal life
Dotse is married with three children.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Profile – Hon Justice Jones Dotse" (PDF). judiciary.gov.gm. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Justice Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse". ghananation.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
- ^ "Justices Jones Dotse, Anin Yeboah front runners for CJ job". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ "The Informant, Jan-March 2017 edition" (PDF). Ho Technical University. 2017. p. 2.
- ^ Online, Volta (2019-05-31). "Ho West DCE Supports Alma Mater". Volta Online. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
- ^ "University Leadership". University of Health and Allied Sciences. Retrieved 3 February 2021.