President on Monday, September 30, 2024, swore in 21 new High Court Judges with a call on them to uphold the integrity of the Judiciary and promote professionalism across the board.
The judges were Abigail Animah Asare, Dorinda Smith-Arthur, Veronique Praba Tetteh, Charles Kwasi Acheampong, Arith Nsemoh, Abdul Razak Musah, Samuel Djanie Kotey, Stephen Kumi, Abbas Abubakari Adams, Felix Datsomor, Agnes Opoku-Barnieh, and Afia Owusuaa Appiah.
The rest were Justices Ellen Ofei-Ayeh, Winnie Amoatey-Owusu, Enid Marful-Sau, Kizita Naa Koowa Quarshie, Ernest Pascal Gemadzie, Nathan Parker Yarney, Oliver Abada, Frimpong Amoako, and Akosua Dansoa Asiama Christopher.
At a brief ceremony held at Jubilee House in Accra, President Akufo-Addo called on the new High Court Judges to come to terms with the fact that their new roles did not only require knowledge and expertise but also impartiality and the courage to deliver justice without fear or favour.