Honourable Justice Edward Amoako Asante was appointed to the Community Court of Justice in July 2018 and was elected by the College of Judges as the Sixth President of the Court. He served as President until October 2024, after being re-elected twice to the role. Having concluded his tenure as President, Justice Asante continues to serve as a judge of the Court.

Justice Asante received his legal education from the University of Ghana and the Ghana School of Law and was admitted to the Ghana Bar in 1991. After years of legal practice, including as a Legal Officer of the Ghana Legal Aid Commission, he began his judicial career in 2002, when he was appointed a Circuit Court Judge in Ghana. In 2008, Justice Asante was elevated as a Justice of the High Court and served as the Supervising High Court Judge in the Western Region of Ghana, where he managed the administrative functions and staff of over 30 courts.

Following his outstanding legal and judicial career, including his tenure as President of the ECOWAS Court, he was appointed in August 2020 to the Court of Appeal, the second-highest court in Ghana. Justice Asante has over 33 years of experience as a lawyer and judge, with expertise in many areas of law, including public international law, international human rights law, mediation, and arbitration.