Philip Bright Mensah
Justice Philip Bright Mensah is an accomplished jurist in Ghana, serving as a Justice of the Court of Appeal and recently nominated by President Mahama for a prestigious role on the Supreme Court.
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Justice Philip Bright Mensah is among the Justices of the Supreme Court who facilitated the training programme.
Chiefs can’t renegotiate sold lands - Justice Osei-Tutu
Ghana· 2025-07-22
Justice Philip Bright Mensah joined the majority in the Supreme Court ruling that quashed the arrest warrant for Kevin Taylor.
Supreme Court quashes 2020 High Court contempt arrest warrant for Kevin TaylorGhana· 2025-07-22
Philip Bright Mensah is one of the newly appointed Justices of the Supreme Court.
President Mahama swears in 7 new Supreme Court Justices; Urges independence and integrityGhana· 2025-07-03
Justice Philip Bright Mensah is one of the seven justices approved to serve on the Supreme Court.
Parliament approves President’s 7 nominees to Supreme CourtGhana· 2025-06-25
Justice Philip Bright Mensah proposed that the number of judges at the Supreme Court should be pegged at 20 to ensure efficient delivery of justice.
Supreme Court judges should be pegged at 20 — Justice MensahGhana· 2025-06-18
Justice Philip Bright Mensah has proposed that judges be trained in the Chinese language to better prosecute foreign nationals involved in galamsey.
Teach judges Chinese to tackle galamsey cases involving foreigners – Supreme Court nomineeGhana· 2025-06-17Justice Philip Bright Mensah has told Parliament's Appointments Committee that public confidence in the judiciary depends not just on fair rulings but on how justice is seen to be delivered.
Justice must be seen to be done – Justice Philip Mensah tells vetting committeeGhana· 2025-06-17
Justice Philip Bright Mensah, a nominee to the Supreme Court, has proposed major changes to Ghana’s legal education system.
Open up professional legal training to law faculties to increase enrolment – Justice Mensah supports proposalGhana· 2025-06-17Justice Philip Bright Mensah is included in the list of nominees for the Supreme Court.
Justice Senyo Dzamefe backs Supreme Court in NorthGhana· 2025-06-17Justice Mensah and Justice Bartels-Kodwo have played roles in recent decisions involving electoral and civil appeals.
Parliament to vet seven Supreme Court nominees from Monday, June 16Ghana· 2025-06-15
They are Justices Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Gbiel Simon Suurbaareh, Senyo Dzamefe, Kweku Tawiah Ackah-Boafo, Philip Bright Mensah, Janpere Bartels-Kodwo and Hafisata Ameleboba.
President Mahama nominates seven judges for appointment to Supreme Court benchGhana· 2025-04-30
