Gabriel Scott Pwamang is an active justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana.
16 Facts About Gabriel Pwamang
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Gabriel Pwamang was nominated in 2015 by president of Ghana John Mahama.
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Gabriel Pwamang was a member of the People's National Convention once serving as the party's general secretary.
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Gabriel Pwamang was nominated by president of Ghana John Mahama based on the recommendation of the Judicial Council of Ghana.
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Gabriel Pwamang's 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.
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The complaint was later withdrawn and Gabriel Pwamang was sworn into office on 29 June 2015.
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Gabriel Pwamang had his secondary education at Nandom Senior High School graduating in 1982.
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Gabriel Pwamang proceeded to the University of Ghana for his undergraduate studies graduating in 1986.
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Gabriel Pwamang chaired the board of the Centre for Public Interest Law, an organisation whose interests are in public interest legal issues and the litigation of these issues for communities and associations.
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Gabriel Pwamang founded his own law firm, Pwamang and Associates, where he served as a legal consultant for various corporations and organisations.
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Gabriel Pwamang was the managing partner of the firm until his Supreme Court appointment in 2015.
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Gabriel Pwamang served as a Commissioner on the Constitution Review Commission of Ghana from January 2010 to December 2011.
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Gabriel Pwamang was part of the drafting committee of the Constitution Review Commission that drafted the proposed amendment bills.
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Gabriel Pwamang 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.
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Justice Gabriel Pwamang was vetted on 3 June 2015 and approved by parliament but his appointment was challenged by madam Eva Oboshie Sai of the General Legal Council.
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Gabriel Pwamang was sworn into office together with Yaw Appau on Monday, 29 June 2015.