Ali Baba Abature is a Ghanaian judge. In 2025, he was sworn in as a Justice of the Court of Appeal by John Dramani Mahama along with 19 others.
Biography In 2007, Abature was the Public Relations Officer of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA). He was also the head of Public Affairs Department of the AMA. He was also a special aide to the AMA Chief executive.
In 2014, he presided over cases at the Aflao Circuit Court.
In 2019, he was transferred from the Aflao Circuit Court to Adum-Kumasi Circuit Court ‘4’ due to unsafe environment. Nana Akuffo-Addo sworn him in as a High Court Judge along with thirty two others.
In 2024, he was a Circuit Court Judge. He was a judge at the Accra Circuit Court.
In 2025, he presided, dismissed a request and fined a cost against WAEC. He was also a presiding judge over a case involving ABSA Bank at the Accra High Court. He also dismissed the NPP's application for injunction against the Electoral Commission.
Controversies In 2022, Abature was dragged along with an Alfred Anum Quarshie, a legal practitioner by Stephen Okyere Nyame, a retired educationist to the General Legal Council over allegedly extorting of money from him for no job done.
In 2023, Abature was involved in a case where it was alleged Stanley Nii Adjiri Blankson, a former Mayor of Accra influenced him to tilt a ruling in favour of a party involved in a Chieftaincy dispute.
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