Avril Lovelace-Johnson

Avril Lovelace-Johnson is a Ghanaian judge. She was nominated for the position of a Supreme Court of Ghana judge in November 2019 and received parliamentary approval in December 2019.She was sworn in on 17 December 2019.She has been a judge since 1990 and was appointed to the Supreme Court in 2019. Quotes “The judiciary is made up of people and they can make mistakes. But death is so final.” Modern Ghana “Death is the end of everything, what if we make a mistake and the person is already dead?” Modern Ghana “I was shaking like a leaf when I imposed the sentence. I didn’t sleep for about a month.” Ghanaguardian.com “If you hear anybody say somebody is corrupt please ask for evidence.” Modern Ghana “It is not enough for people to just keep saying ‘people are corrupt’.” Modern Ghana “There is the need for us to take steps to ensure that the public trusts us. That does not necessarily mean that we are corrupt.” Modernghana External links Category:1920 births Category:2015 deaths Category:Women activists from South Africa Category:Anti-apartheid activists Category:Civil rights activists