The Supreme Court has dismissed two lawsuits challenging the process to potentially remove suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo from office. In a 4-1 majority decision, the court ruled that both suits lacked merit.
The lawsuits, filed by private citizen Theodore Kofi Atta-Quartey and the Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems (CenCES), sought to halt the inquiry committee set up under Article 146 of the Constitution and suspend the presidential warrant that effected the Chief Justice’s suspension on April 22, 2025.
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, delivered the majority decision. The panel included Justices Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu, Yonny Kulendi, Henry Anthony Kwofie, and Yaw Asare Darko, with Justice Darko dissenting.
With the court’s decision, the committee is now free to continue its work on the possible removal of Justice Torkonoo. The outcome of the committee’s investigation will determine whether the Chief Justice will be impeached.