Philip Edward Archer
Philip Edward Archer was the Chief Justice of Ghana. He was the eighth person to hold this position since Ghana became an independent nation
Born
Philip Edward Archer was born 22 February 1925, Abontiakrom, Tarkwa
Educatio 1957
He received his education at the University of Nottingham in England, Adisadel College in Cape Coast, and St. Peter's School in Sekondi. In 1957, he was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Jurisdiction of England and Wales. He then went back to Ghana and joined the Registrar-General's office.
Judicial secretary
He was appointed judicial secretary in 1961 and registrar-general in 1959. In 1964, he was appointed to the High Court, and in 1980, he was appointed to the Supreme Court.
University of Cape Coast
He was pro-chancellor and chairman of the University of Cape Coast Council from 1979 to 1983
Law Reform Commission
He was named the full-time chairman of the Law Reform Commission after retiring as a judge in 1983
Chief Justice
He served as Chief Justice from 1991 to 1995 and was elected to the Council of State in 1995.
Award
In 2000 he was honoured with the Order of the Star of Ghana
Death
He died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital on 10 May 2002
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