Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe
{{Short description|Ghanaian judge (1950–2025)}}
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| office = Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
| term_start = 2009
| term_end = 2020
| appointer = John Atta Mills
| office1 = Appeal Court Judge
| nominator1 = Jerry John Rawlings
| term_start1 = 1999
| term_end1 = 2009
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| term_start2 = 1989
| term_end2 = 1999
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Nasiru Sulemana Gbadegbe (8 December 1950 – 5 April 2025) was a Ghanaian lawyer and judge. He was a justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana between 2009 and 2020.
Early life and education
Gbadegbe hailed from the Volta Region of Ghana. He was born on 8 December 1950.{{cite web |url=https://www.modernghana.com/news/246637/new-justices-get-approval.html |title=New Justices Get Approval |publisher=Modern Ghana |accessdate=23 January 2020}} He obtained his bachelor of laws (LLB) degree in 1973 from the University of Ghana and subsequently received his qualifying Certificate in Law from the Ghana School of Law in 1975.
Career
Prior to Gbadegbe's appointment to the Supreme Court of Ghana in 2009, he had served on the Ghanaian bench for twenty years. He was appointed Justice of the High Court in 1989 and served in that capacity for a decade. In 1999, he was elevated to the Court of Appeal and he remained in that post until 2009 when he was appointed justice of the Supreme Court.
Appointment
Gbadegbe was nominated in 2009 by then president of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills. He was vetted on Monday 12 October 2009{{cite web |url=https://mobile.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Justice-Gbadegbe-attributes-delay-of-court-cases-to-poor-facilities-170215 |title=Justice Gbadegbe attributes delay of court cases to poor facilities |publisher=Ghana Web |accessdate=23 January 2020}} and approved unanimously by parliament on 30 October that same year. He was sworn into office by the then president on 2 November 2009.{{cite web |url=https://www.businessghana.com/site/news/Sports/92429/President |title=President Mills asks judges to avoid partisanship |publisher=Business Ghana |accessdate=24 December 2019}}
Later life and death
Gbadegbe retired in December 2020 from the Supreme Court after giving his valedictory judgement after thirty-one years' service in the judiciary.{{cite web |title=Justice Gbadegbe cries in Court as he retires |url=https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/Justice-Gbadegbe-cries-in-Court-as-he-retires-1125269 |website=www.ghanaweb.com |access-date=4 December 2020 |language=en |date=3 December 2020}}{{cite web |title=Don't compromise on requirements of justice - Justice Gbadegbe |url=https://www.myjoyonline.com/news/national/dont-compromise-on-requirements-of-justice-justice-gbadegbe/ |website=MyJoyOnline.com |access-date=4 December 2020 |date=3 December 2020}}
Gbadegbe died on 5 April 2025, at the age of 74.{{Cite web |last=Ackah-Blay |first=Joseph |date=2025-04-06 |title=Retired Supreme Court judge Sule Gbadegbe passes on at 74 |url=https://3news.com/news/retired-supreme-court-judge-sule-gbadegbe-passes-on-at-74/ |access-date=2025-04-06 |language=en-GB}}
See also
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