Ernest Yao Gaewu (born on 18 April 1969) is a Ghanaian lawyer and judge who is in active service at the Supreme Court of Ghana.
[1] After completing his legal education, Gaewu worked at Mawulorm Chambers in the Volta Region under the leadership of Justice Jones Dotse.
[2][3][4] Prior to his legal practice, Gaewu worked as the managing director of Kwagame Ghana Ltd, a family business, from 1987 to 1995.
[14][15] However, the caucus argued that Justice Gaewu's previous involvement in partisan politics made him unfit to serve on the Supreme Court's bench.
[14][16][17][18] Gaewu was sworn into office as justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana together with George Kingsley Koomson on 5 April 2023 by President Nana Akufo Addo.