Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has been suspended from her role as Chief Justice of Ghana.
Suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has sued the government of Ghana over the ongoing processes on three petitions for her removal at the ECOWAS Community Court of Justice.
According to the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Justice Srem Sai, who disclosed the suit, the embattled Chief Justice is seeking similar reliefs to those in her case that was unanimously dismissed by the Supreme Court, but this time at the ECOWAS Court.
He indicated that Justice Torkornoo is seeking a declaration by the ECOWAS Court that her suspension is unconstitutional.
“I can confirm that the Chief Justice – Her Ladyship, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo – has filed another court case, this time at the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja, Nigeria, against the Republic.
“In the case, which was filed on July 4, Her Ladyship repeated the same allegations of human‑rights violations which are currently pending determination before our Supreme Court and also before our High Court in respect of the ongoing removal processes,” he wrote.
He added, “Essentially, Her Ladyship argues that by her suspension, she ‘has effectively been removed from her official capacity without a final determination, impairing her right to function and serve in a position she was constitutionally appointed to’.”
Meanwhile, the suspended Chief Justice has filed for a judicial review challenging the unanimous dismissal of her application to halt her suspension and the ongoing impeachment proceedings against her.
A five‑member panel of the court, presided over by the Acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe‑Bonnie, on Wednesday, May 28, 2025, ruled that Justice Torkornoo’s application had no merit and dismissed it.
Court documents shared by The Law Platform indicate that the suspended Chief Justice filed the judicial‑review application as far back as June 2025.
In her review application, Justice Torkornoo is seeking virtually the same reliefs as those requested in her earlier, dismissed application.
She is asking the court to declare all proceedings of the five‑member committee hearing the three petitions for her removal, chaired by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang, null and void, arguing that the process violates her human rights.
She also contends that she has not been served copies of the three petitions on which she is being tried, a failure she says renders the ongoing hearings “arbitrary, capricious, and unreasonable.”
I can confirm that the Chief Justice – Her Ladyship, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo – has filed another court case – this time, at the ECOWAS Community Court in Abuja, Nigeria, against the Republic.
In the case, which was filed on July 4, Her Ladyship repeated the same allegations…
— Justice Srem-Sai (@JusticeSremSai) July 8, 2025
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