Justice Gertrude Torkornoo is currently on suspension pending the outcome of an investigation
On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, the Supreme Court of Ghana issued a unanimous decision to dismiss an application for interlocutory injunction filed by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo.
The Chief Justice was seeking to halt her suspension and an ongoing impeachment proceedings against her.
However, a five-member panel of the court, presided over by the Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie held that the application had no merit and subsequently dismissed it.
Read the court’s full judgement authored by Justice Amadu Tanku with concurring opinion by Justice Adjei-Frimpong below:
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