Samuel Azu Crabbe

His Lordship
Samuel Azu Crabbe
5th Chief Justice of Ghana
In office
1973 – 15 June 1977
Appointed byI.K. Acheampong / NRC
Preceded byEdmund A.L. Bannerman
Succeeded byFred Kwasi Apaloo
Supreme Court Judge
In office
1971 – 13 January 1972
Appointed byKofi Abrefa Busia
In office
1961 – 24 February 1966
Appointed byKwame Nkrumah
Personal details
Born(1918-11-18)18 November 1918
Accra, Ghana
Died15 September 2005(2005-09-15) (aged 86)
Aburi, Ghana
NationalityGhana Ghanaian
Children5
EducationAccra Academy
Alma materUniversity College London

Samuel Azu Crabbe (18 November 1918 – 15 September 2005) was a Ghanaian barrister, solicitor and jurist. He was the fifth Chief Justice of Ghana since it became an independent nation.[1]

  1. ^ "List of Chief Justices". Official Website. Judicial Service of Ghana. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007. Retrieved 28 March 2007.