Legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has indicated that Supreme Court Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior judge on the bench, is expected to step in as Acting Chief Justice following the suspension of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
According to Kpebu, this appointment would see Justice Baffoe-Bonnie temporarily assume leadership of the judiciary until a substantive Chief Justice is named.
Following consultations with the Council of State and in accordance with Article 146(6) of the Constitution, President has concluded that there is sufficient basis to proceed with three petitions filed against Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo.
As a result, the Chief Justice has been formally suspended from her duties pending further action.
