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ECOWAS court grants Torkornoo’s request to amend case to include dismissal
The ECOWAS Court of Justice has granted an application filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to amend her case challenging her suspension to...
Removal of Justice Torkornoo a ‘travesty of justice’ – Afenyo-Markin
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has strongly condemned the committee that recommended the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing the...
Minority files motion to halt Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s vetting pending court cases on CJ Torkornoo’s...
The Minority in Parliament has filed a motion calling for the suspension of all proceedings related to the nomination of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as...
‘I couldn’t let falsehoods stand – Thaddeus Sory explains his response to Torkornoo’s public...
Renowned lawyer and law lecturer, Thaddeus Sory, has defended his decision to publicly respond to what he described as false claims made by former...
CJ’s seat not a fixed traditional stool occupants can claim as a right –...
Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has criticised former Chief Justice (CJ) Gertrude Torkornoo's latest legal action challenging her removal...
Torkornoo not desperate to stay in office but… – Ayikoi Otoo
Lead counsel for former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, lawyer Ayikoi Otoo, has clarified that his client’s challenge to her removal from office is not...
Ansa-Asare calls for formal retirement of Justice Torkornoo from Supreme Court
Legal educationist and founder of MountCrest University College, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has called for Justice Gertrude Torkornoo to be formally retired from the Supreme Court...
Torkornoo challenging her removal as Supreme Court Justice legitimate – Kofi Bentil
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo’s legal challenge about her removal as justice of the Supreme Court...
I’ll support a call for Torkornoo to be given her benefits – Martin Kpebu
Legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has stated that although former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo lost her position, she should not be denied her retirement benefits.
Speaking on Joy FM’s Super...
The fatal flaw in Torkornoo’s removal: One petition, two removals?
The removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office has rightly attracted public attention. Yet what has not been closely examined is not whether...
Torkornoo challenges her removal as Justice of the Supreme Court
Former Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has filed an application for judicial review at the High Court, contesting the legality of...
AG warns against foreign intrusion in Ghana’s judicial affairs amid Torkornoo removal
Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Dr Dominic Ayine, has called on Ghana’s legal and professional bodies to resist attempts to involve external actors...
What did she do wrong? – Kwabena Agyepong questions removal of CJ Torkornoo [Audio]
New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirant, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has expressed deep concern over the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, questioning what wrongdoing...
CJ removal: Torkornoo can’t return as Supreme Court judge – Atuguba
Retired Supreme Court judge Justice William Atuguba says the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo automatically strips her of her position as a justice...
Chief Justice Torkornoo asked Mahama to let her retire with benefits – Amaliba reveals
The controversy surrounding the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has taken a new turn, with a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...
Chief Justice Torkornoo’s misconduct could have led to jail in other countries – Franklin...
President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has described the financial misconduct that led to the dismissal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as serious...
Definition of ‘stated misbehaviour’ still unknown – Baffour Awuah on Torkornoo’s removal
The Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Nana Agyei Baffuor Awuah, has questioned the legal basis for the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo,...
Former Chief Justice consoles Gertrude Torkornoo after removal from office
Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has offered words of comfort and encouragement to Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following her controversial exit from the highest judicial...
Sophia Akuffo wades into Gertrude Torkornoo’s removal as Chief Justice
Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has expressed deep concern over the dismissal of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, warning that the process has undermined the independence...
Minority Leader questions removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has criticized the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing the process as flawed and politically driven.
Speaking...
Why Torkornoo’s reinstatement was impossible – Lawyer
Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has attributed former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo’s inability to be reinstated to her confrontational...
Tampuli slams Mahama over Torkornoo’s removal
The Member of Parliament for Gushegu, Hassan Tampuli, has strongly criticized President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey...
Basis for Torkornoo’s removal was valid – Dafeamekpor
The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has defended President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office.
Her...
Minority condemns removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo
The Minority in Parliament has expressed outrage over President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office, describing the move...
Nobody should think this is the end – Dafeamekpor on Torkornoo’s removal
The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has every right to contest her removal through the...
Gertrude Torkornoo was punished for following the rules – Former AG fires back
Former Attorney General and lawyer for the removed Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, Ayikoi Otoo, has strongly criticised President John Mahama’s decision to dismiss her,...
Mahama signs order removing Torkornoo as Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judge
President John Dramani Mahama has formally removed Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from her position as Chief Justice and as a member of...
Committee ignored key evidence in Torkornoo’s removal – Lawyer
Former Attorney General and counsel for the removed Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has accused the committee that recommended her dismissal of disregarding crucial evidence,...
Torkornoo took nothing unlawfully – Ayikoi Otoo
Former Attorney General Ayikoi Otoo has dismissed the grounds for the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, insisting there is no evidence of...
Torkornoo’s removal a victory for rule of law – Kwakye Ofosu
Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has described the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as “a victory for...
Mahama would have set a terrible precedent if… – Kwakye Ofosu on Torkornoo’s removal
Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed criticisms suggesting that President John Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey...
Torkornoo’s removal adhered to constitutional provisions – Prof Appiagyei-Atua
University of Ghana law lecturer Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, says the process leading to the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo strictly adhered to constitutional...
Mahama sacks Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice
President John Mahama has, with immediate effect, dismissed Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
The announcement was made in a statement issued by the...
Mahama presented with committee report on suspended Chief Justice Torkornoo petitions
The Chairman of the Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has formally presented its first report on petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude...
Napo sends important message over suspension of Chief Justice Torkornoo [Listen]
Former Manhyia South MP and Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has expressed deep concern over the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, describing...
Embattled Chief Justice Torkornoo & the Wi-Fi Placards: “Immediate and without delay” meets Article...
A new protest has landed in Accra without visas or vuvuzelas—the Wi-Fi placard. From comfortable rooms in London and Commonwealth latitudes arrived a thunderous...
Justice Torkornoo mourns victims of helicopter crash [Photos]
Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, on Wednesday, laid a wreath at the Ceremonial Garden at the Jubilee House in honour of...
Open Letter: When losing is also leadership; A plea to Her Ladyship Gertrude Torkornoo
Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude
Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, Chief
Justice of the Republic of Ghana
Accra
Your Ladyship,
There are moments in a jurist’s life when the highest service to...
AG moves to strike out Torkornoo’s judicial review application
The Attorney-General has filed a motion at the Human Rights Division of the High Court seeking to strike out the suspended Chief Justice Gertrude...
GBA’s call for Torkornoo’s reinstatement surprising — Kwakye Ofosu
The Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) of calling for a blatant breach of...