The domestic legal disputes surrounding the termination of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo have come to an end when the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed aggregated complaints contesting her removal.
Today, Thursday, July 2, 2026, a seven-member panel led by Justice Amadu Tanko ruled that the lawsuits had no basis and dismissed them.
The decision essentially puts an end to legal attempts to reverse her removal, which had been the focus of heated legal and political discussion since her suspension and eventual dismissal in September 2025.
Following her suspension, four distinct cases were brought in 2025 when a prima facie case based on petitions for her removal was established.
The former Chief Justice, private individual Theodore Atta Quartey, Tafo MP Vincent Assafuah, and the Center for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems filed the lawsuits.
The actions were later combined into two matters for hearing by the Supreme Court.
On September 1, 2025, Justice Torkornoo was dismissed from office on the suggestion of a five-member inquiry committee led by Justice Gabriel Pwamang of the Supreme Court.
Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution established the committee to look into claims of declared misconduct.
The committee found her guilty of multiple crimes, including alleged misappropriation of public funds through payments involving family members and travel-related costs, as well as infringement of constitutional procedures pertaining to judicial administration.
Her removal was the first instance of a sitting Chief Justice being removed via the constitutional procedure in the Fourth Republic.
In a similar development, on June 24, 2026, the ECOWAS Court of Justice rejected the former Chief Justice’s demand for damages and dismissed all of her claims against the Republic of Ghana, finding no evidence of a violation of her rights.
All domestic legal options to contest her removal have now been exhausted due to the Supreme Court’s most recent decision.
Source: newsthemegh.com