Mabel Maame Agyemang is the current Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
21 Facts About Mabel Agyemang
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An expert superior court judge with a judicial career spanning decades, Agyemang served in the judiciaries of the governments of Ghana, The Gambia and Eswatini prior to her current role in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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Mabel Agyemang was the first female Chief Justice of The Gambia.
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Mabel Agyemang had her secondary school education at Wesley Girls Senior High School in Cape Coast.
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Mabel Agyemang attended the University of Ghana and then furthered her education at the Ghana School of Law.
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Justice Mabel Agyemang was called to the Ghanaian Bar in 1987 and joined the Bench shortly after.
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Mabel Agyemang served as vice-president of the Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana from 1996 to 2000.
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Mabel Agyemang was elevated to the High Court in 2002.
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Mabel Agyemang began working for the Commonwealth Secretariat as an expert judge in 2004, first being sent to The Gambia where she spent four years as a High Court judge.
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Justice Mabel Agyemang returned to The Gambia in 2010, still with the Commonwealth Secretariat, as an expert Appeal Court Judge.
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Mabel Agyemang was appointed Chief Justice of The Gambia in August 2013.
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Mabel Agyemang's appointment was widely seen as an inspired choice as she is seen by the international community as an experienced and independent minded judge.
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Mabel Agyemang served until her abrupt removal in February 2014.
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Mabel Agyemang went on to relay, as he stated, "evidence provided by the Bar Council in The Gambia", of her value and influence in the role:.
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Mabel Agyemang instilled a culture of discipline and professionalism in the Judiciary.
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Mabel Agyemang introduced reforms to ensure access to justice to litigants and to minimize the unnecessary delays in the dispensation of justice.
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Mabel Agyemang initiated the amendment of the Rules of Court to ensure expeditious determination of cases.
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Mabel Agyemang was a driver of innovation and reform, introducing ICT solutions to Judges for case law research amongst other things.
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Indeed, the departure of Justice Mabel Agyemang was sorely felt, as she left an indelible mark in our judicial sector.
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Justice Mabel Agyemang was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands on March 30,2020, and took office on April 1,2020.
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Justice Mabel Agyemang is a devout Christian and is married with two children.