Tag: chief justice
Supreme Court dismisses Speaker Bagbin’s bid to overturn ruling on vacant...
The Supreme Court has dismissed Speaker Alban Bagbin's application to overturn its earlier ruling suspending his declaration of four parliamentary seats as vacant.
This ruling...
Chief Justice orders closure of Upper East courts amid Bawku conflict
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has ordered the immediate closure of all courts in the Upper East Region due to the intensifying Bawku conflict. This...
Chief Justice condemns court staff for document manipulation
Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has expressed concerns about how land litigation cases are being handled in the courts, pointing to exploitation...
Exclusion of Speaker and Chief Justice from siren and motorcade privileges...
The new road traffic Legislative Instrument (L.I.) has stirred controversy by excluding the Speaker of Parliament and the Chief Justice from the list of...
Chief Justice launches 12 new small claims and debt recovery courts
Chief Justice Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkonoo has inaugurated 12 new special courts dedicated to handling small claims and debt recovery. Of these, eight are...
Attorney General: Chief Justice’s request for 5 more supreme court judges...
The Supreme Court of Ghana is not limited by the Constitution or the Courts Act, 1993 (Act 459) regarding the number of Justices. This...
Chief Justice, Judicial Service donate GHS125k to flood victims
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, was profoundly moved when Chief Justice Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo, alongside judges and members of...
Kumasi: Jurors call off strike as Chief Justice intervenes
Jury trials are set to resume at the High Court in Kumasi on Monday (20 November), after jurors who had embarked on a week-long...
Chief Justice urges judges, magistrates not to be influenced by critics
The Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah is urging judges and magistrates not to be influenced by public criticisms in discharging their duty.
“Yours is to dispense...
$5M bribery allegation: CJ’s accuser drags GLC to High Court
Akwasi Afrifa, the lawyer who accused the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anim-Yeboah in a GHS5 million bribery case has filed a suit at the High...
