Early years Siriboe hails from
Asante Juaben in the
Ashanti Region of
Ghana. He was a purchasing Clerk of the Produce Buying Company (PBC) until 1946 when he proceeded to
United Kingdom to study law. He was called to the Bar in 1949 upon his return to the
Gold Coast and subsequently begun private legal practice. He later established his own chambers. He later worked as a judge at the Circuit Court in Cape Coast, and a High Court judge prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court bench together
William Bruce-Lyle in 1964. In 1966, following the overthrow of
Kwame Nkrumah, the then incumbent government, the
National Liberation Council replaced the Supreme Court with the Appeal Court and excluded him and other public officials who served on Ghana's judicial bench during the first republic. He was later appointed an Appeal Court judge and in August 1970 he was appointed justice of the
Supreme Court of Ghana. He served in this capacity until 1972 when the Supreme Court was abolished once more by the then ruling military government, the National Redemption Council. He was the chairman of a 16-man Electoral Commission that was tasked to review and make recommendations on any issue relating to elections in Ghana established by any national legislature under the constitution that was to be drafted by the constitution commission. He was also Chairman of the Chieftaincy Secretariat.
Death He died in a motor accident in
Osino in the
Eastern Region on Monday, 16 July 2001 at the age of 85. He was buried on 8 September 2001 at his hometown
Asante Juaben. ==See also==