Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has proposed the appointment of five judges to the Supreme Court in a letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo dated May 30.
The nominees are Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botchwey, the presiding judge in the ambulance case involving Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, Justice Afia Asare Botwe, Justice Cyra Pamela Koranteng, Justice Edward Amoako Asante, Justice Eric Kyei Baffuor, and Justice Angelina Mensah Homiah.
The Chief Justice also informed the president that Justice Asante’s tenure at the ECOWAS Court ended on July 31, 2022.
However, he has been asked to remain in his position until the end of 2026 due to the withdrawal of Mali, Guinea, and Burkina Faso from the community.
“His current tenure is expected to end in 2026 or earlier, at which point he is expected to return to Ghana’s judiciary,” she wrote.
