The suspended Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo, has publicly addressed for the first time the circumstances surrounding her suspension, raising serious constitutional and procedural concerns about the process initiated to remove her from office. At a press conference held on Wednesday, Justice Torkornoo presented a detailed rebuttal of the events leading to her suspension, […]
Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has launched a blistering critique of the ongoing Article 146 proceedings aimed at her removal from office, likening the treatment of her legal team to that of biblical magicians asked to reveal and interpret Nebuchadnezzar’s dream he had yet to disclose. Delivering a national address on Wednesday, June 25, the […]
The suspended Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has filed a writ at the Supreme Court challenging her suspension by President John Dramani Mahama. In a writ filed today [May 21, 2025] by her lawyer, Godfred Yeboah Dame, a former Attorney-General, Justice Torkornoo is seeking a declaration from the Supreme Court to the effect that […]
A five-member committee established by President John Mahama is set to commence hearings today, Thursday, 15th May, to probe three petitions filed against the Chief Justice. The committee, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, was constituted in accordance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution. Its establishment followed a determination of a prima […]
The Supreme Court has adjourned indefinitely the hearing of a suit challenging the processes being used to potentially remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office. The case, filed by Old Tafo MP Vincent Ekow Assafuah, was scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, April 9. However, the court adjourned the case on the basis that some […]
Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has submitted her preliminary response to President John Mahama following petitions seeking her removal from office. This development comes as the 10-day window granted to her to respond to the petitions elapses today, Monday, April 7. The petitions were received by the President earlier last month and have triggered national attention, […]
