Anthony Forson Jr. is a Ghanaian Supreme Court judge. Early history Forson was born on 21 November, 1964, to Anthony Forson a former Attorney General of Ghana and a former High commissioner of Ghana to India, in Takoradi in the Western Region of Ghana, and hails from Cape Coast in the Central Region.
He began his basic education at Chapel Hill Preparatory School in Takoradi from 1971 to 1977. He subsequently attended Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast from October 1977 to June 1982, where he obtained his GCE Ordinary Level Certificate, before completing his GCE Advanced Level Certificate at St. John's School in Sekondi from October 1982 to June 1984.
From 1984 to 1985, he undertook his first stint of national service with the Internal Revenue Service. He then enrolled at the University of Cape Coast in October 1986 and graduated in June 1990, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Classics, alongside a Diploma in Education. Following his graduation, he fulfilled a second national service posting at the Takoradi Polyclinic from 1990 to 1991. During this period, he served as President of the National Service Personnel Association in the Western Region from 1990 to 1992, representing the association on the Consultative Assembly for the 1992 constitution from 1991 to 1992.
Forson Jnr. pursued his professional legal training at the Ghana School of Law from October 1992 to June 1996, receiving his Qualifying Certificate in Law and being called to the Ghana Bar as a Barrister and Solicitor.
Career Forson was elected President of the Ghana Bar Association in 2018. His term ended in 2021 when Yaw Boafo was elected as his successor.
In 2026, he was nominated by John Mahama, President of Ghana for the Supreme Court. His nomination was approved by the Parliament of Ghana. He was sworn into office by Mahama along with two other judges in September 2026.
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