The Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has sworn in Musah Ahmed as the new Judicial Secretary of the Judicial Service with immediate effect. This follows Mr. Ahmed’s approval by President John Mahama, acting on the advice of the Judicial Council.
A statement from the Communications Department of the Judicial Service said Mr. Ahmed takes over from Deputy Judicial Secretary, Dr. Cyracus Bapuuroh, who has, since April this year, been acting in that capacity. By his appointment, Mr. Ahmed becomes the 17th Judicial Secretary since the First Republic.
With over 25 years of legal experience, Mr. Ahmed has been in private legal practice. As CEO of Ahmed Legal Consult, he specialises in areas including Maritime Law, Commercial Law, Constitutional Law, and International Law, having provided legal advisory services to diplomatic missions, including the Embassies of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Kuwait, as well as corporate and traditional institutions.
As a founding member of the Legal Resource Centre, he contributed to expanding access to justice and strengthening institutional capacity. His accolades include the B. J. da Rocha Prize, alongside published works on cybersecurity, parliamentary immunity, and natural resource governance.
Mr. Ahmed brings to his practice strong legal drafting skills, sharp analytical thinking, and fluency in technology. He holds an LL.M in National Security Law from the University of Ghana, having earned his LL.B with Honours from the same university in 1997, followed by a Qualifying Certificate from the Ghana School of Law in 1999, among others.
As an active member of the Ghana Bar Association, the American Bar Association, and the National Bar Association (Washington, D.C.), Mr. Ahmed is guided by the values of integrity, excellence, and service. He is expected to bring these values to bear on his role as Judicial Secretary.
