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Henrietta J.A.N Mensa-Bonsu

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Henrietta Joy Abena Nyarko Mensa-Bonsu is a [[Supreme court|Supreme Court Judge]] of the [[Ghana|Republic of Ghana]].<ref name=":0">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She was nominatted by president [[Nana Akufo-Addo|Nana-Akufo-Addo]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref name=":1">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>She is the 5th female member of the Court.<ref name=":2">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== Personal Life and Education ==
Henrietta attended [[Wesley Girls' Senior High School|Wesley Girls' High School]] before moving to the [[University of Ghana]]. Later she went to [[Yale University]] where she obtained her [[Master of Laws]] (LLM) in 1985.<ref name=":1" />

== Career ==
Henrietta is a professor of Law at the University of Ghana School of Law. She became a full law lecturer at the [[University of Ghana]] in 2002.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She was elected as a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2003.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She was a member of the Presidential Commission of Enquiry which probed the [[Ayawaso West|Ayawaso West Wuogon]] by-election violence.<ref name=":1" /> She is currently the President of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> She is a legal academic and activist.<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== Nomination ==
Her name was submitted with other three judges by the president [[Nana Akufo-Addo|Nana-Akufo-Addo]] to Parliament for appointment into the Supreme Court bench. The others were Justice [[Clemence Jackson Honyenuga]], Justice [[Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu]] and Justice [[Emmanuel Yonny Kulendi]].<ref name=":1" /> She was approved by the Parliament after she was recommended by the Appointment Committee.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":0" /> She was sworn into office by the President [[Nana Akufo-Addo]].<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>

== References ==


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