Jones Dotse

Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse is a Ghanaian judge. He is a Supreme Court judge of Ghana and has also served on the Supreme Court of the Gambia.[1][2] He was appointed a judge of both courts in 2008.

Jones Dotse
Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana
Assumed office
11 June 2008
Appointed byJohn Kufuor
Justice of the Court of Appeal
In office
16 September 2003 – 11 June 2008
Nominated byJohn Kufuor
Justice of the High Court
In office
June 2002 – 16 September 2003
Nominated byJohn Kufuor
Personal details
BornJune 1953
Volta Region, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Alma mater
Profession

Early life and education

Dotse was born in June 1953 and hails from Kpando in the Volta Region.[3][4] He attended Kpando Secondary School from 1966 to 1971 and was educated at Accra Academy from 1971 to 1973.[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 founded Mawulorm Chambers in Ho in the Volta Region. He served as president of the Volta Region Branch of the Ghana Bar Association. He handed over Mawulorm Chambers to Ernest Gaewu.[6]

Dotse became a high court judge in June 2002 and became a judge in the Court of Appeal on 16 September 2003.[1][7] 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.[1]

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]

Dotse has been chairman of the board of Ho Technical University.[8] He is currently chairman of the university council of the University of Health and Allied Sciences in Ho.[9] Dotse is also chairman of the Board of Governors of Accra Academy[10]

Personal life

Dotse is married with three children.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Profile – Hon Justice Jones Dotse" (PDF). judiciary.gov.gm. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 21, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  2. "Justice Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse". ghananation.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 2, 2013.
  3. "Justices Jones Dotse, Anin Yeboah front runners for CJ job". Citi 97.3 FM - Relevant Radio. Always. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
  4. "Who'll be next Chief Justice? - Dotse, Anin-Yeboah among the top contenders | 233times". 233times.net. 2017-05-09. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  5. "The Informant, Jan-March 2017 edition" (PDF). Ho Technical University. 2017. p. 2.
  6. "Renowned Ho-based Lawyer Appointed High Court Judge". dailyguidenetwork.com. 17 September 2020.
  7. GNA (2003-09-16). "Let jurisprudence and wisdom be the guide in judgement - JAK". Modern Ghana. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
  8. "The Informant, Jan-March 2017 edition" (PDF). Ho Technical University. 2017. p. 2.
  9. "University Leadership". University of Health and Allied Sciences. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. "History of Accra Academy chronicled in 726-page Book launched". gbcghanaonline.com. 15 May 2022.


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