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Akufo-Addo urges 21 new High Court judges to deliver justice promptly and fairly

President Akufo-Addo has urged 21 newly appointed justices of the High Court of Judicature to prioritise delivering justice swiftly and impartially. He addressed the justices during their swearing-in ceremony at the Jubilee House on September 30, 2024, where he administered the Oaths of Office, Allegiance, and Secrecy. In his speech, the President emphasised that by […]

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21 new High Court Justices appointed, sworn-in

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Twenty-one(21) new Justices of the High Court have been appointed and sworn in by the President. The new Justices are made up of sixteen(16) Circuit Court Judges and five(5) Private legal practitioners. They are; Justices Abigail Animah Asare, Dorinda Smith-Arthur, Veronique Praba Tetteh, Charles Kwasi Acheampong, Arit Nsemoh, Abdul-Razak Musah, Samuel Djanie Kotey, and Stephen

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Judicial Council approves Prof. Frimpong Oppong, Bernasko Essah for Supreme Court

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The Judicial Council has approved the learned Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Sciences, Professor of Law and legal academic Prof. Richard Frimpong Oppong and his co-nominee, the learned Justice of the Court of Appeal, Her Ladyship Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko Essah for the Supreme Court Bench. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, announced the

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595 cases backlog: CJ justifies additional Justices – A-G, GBA in support

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The Supreme Court concluded only 344 out of the 939 pending cases in the 2022/2023 legal year, leading to a backlog of 595 cases carried over into the 2023/2024 legal year. This was an increase of 181 cases from the 2021/2022 legal year, which saw 799 cases pending, out of which 385 cases were concluded

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Timing, procedure for proposal to appoint new Supreme Court justices bad – Martin Kpebu

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Martin Kpebu, a private legal practitioner, has described as “bad” the timing and processes for the proposal to appoint new justices to the Supreme Court. Mrs Gertrude Araba Esaba Torkonoo, the Chief Justice, had in a letter dated May 30, 2024, addressed to the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, recommended the appointment of five justices

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More Supreme Court Justices constitutional, would ensure effective justice – AG to Akufo-Addo

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The Attorney-General (AG), Godfred Yeboah Dame, has affirmed that the proposal to augment the number of justices of the Supreme Court from the standard 15, alongside the Chief Justice, is in line with the constitution and would promote efficient justice delivery. This statement comes in response to the President’s decision to solicit the AG’s counsel

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CJ’s request for more Supreme Court Justices justified – Bobby Banson

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Private Legal Practitioner, Bobby Banson, has stated that there is nothing wrong with Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo asking the President to nominate more justices to the Supreme Court. His comments come after Justice Torkornoo justified her proposal for an expanded bench at the Supreme Court. In a letter to the President, she underscored the urgent

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12 High Court judges, seven lawyers shortlisted for promotion to Court of Appeal

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A total of 18 persons including 12 High Court judges and private legal practitioners have been shortlisted for elevation to serve as Justices of the Court of Appeal. The list of the second highest court of the land also includes Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, Justice Francis Obiri, and Justice Aboagye Tandoh (all being justices of

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