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Justice George Sewavi Lassey

Appeal Court Judge
In office 1967–1980s
Appointed by	Joseph Arthur Ankrah
Supreme Court Judge
In office 1965–1966
Nominated by	Kwame Nkrumah
Preceded by	Charles Sterling Acolatse
High Court Judge
In office 1 September 1962 – 1964
President	Kwame Nkrumah

Personal details
Born	Gold Coast
Nationality	Ghanaian
Alma mater	Achimota School University of London

George Sewavi Lassey was a Ghanaian judge. He served as a High Court Judge from 1962 to 1965, a Supreme Court Judge from 1965 to 1966 and an Appeals Court Judge from 1966 until his retirement.

Early life and education

Lassey was born in Keta, a town in the Volta Region of Ghana to Moses Adjevi Lassey, a merchant of Keta.^[1] He had his secondary education at Achimota School where he studied under the tutelage of William Ofori Atta (who later became a member of The Big Six).^[2] He had his tertiary education at the University of London where he obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree (llb).^[3] He was called to the bar at Gray's Inn.^[1]

Career

Prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court bench, he was a High Court judge stationed at Cape Coast. He served on the High Court bench from 1 September 1962^[4]^[5] until 1965 when he was appointed to the Supreme Court bench^[6] to replace Justice Charles Sterling Acolatse who was due for retirement. In 1966, following the overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah by the National Liberation Council, the Supreme Court was replaced by the Appeals Court and Justice Lassey served as an Appeals Court Judge from 1966 until his retirement in the 1980s.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]