Supreme Court nominee Anthony Forson Jnr has rejected proposals to place a fixed limit on the number of Justices who can serve on Ghana’s apex court.
Mr Forson argued that the Supreme Court’s extensive constitutional jurisdiction and growing workload make a rigid cap impractical under the current system.
He expressed the position on Thursday, August 27, 2026, when he appeared before Parliament’s Appointments Committee for his vetting.
According to him, any decision to limit the number of Justices should first be preceded by a review of the wide range of responsibilities assigned to the Supreme Court by the Constitution.
“I’m one of the advocates of no capping, because of my experience and the kind of seminars that I have been to,” he said.
Mr Forson referred to discussions held during a constitutional review process in Parliament, where Justice Jones Victor Mawulorm Dotse had raised concerns about imposing a ceiling on the court’s membership.
He said the concern was that reducing the number of Justices while retaining the court’s broad jurisdiction could put additional pressure on the judiciary and affect its ability to efficiently handle cases.
“Because of the jurisdictions which have been given to the Supreme Court, which is so wide, capping will bring a problem,” he stated.
The nominee maintained that Ghana would first have to consider reducing the Supreme Court’s constitutional jurisdiction before any meaningful discussion could be held on limiting its membership.
“Unless, as a country, we decide to reduce the jurisdictions which have been allocated to the Supreme Court for now, there should be no cap,” he said.
Mr Forson also defended the decision to expand the number of Justices on the apex court, arguing that the existing composition had faced challenges in dealing with its workload.
He said increasing the number of Justices was intended to strengthen the court’s capacity and enable it to determine cases more efficiently.
“So for now, I disagree that there should be a cap,” he added.
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