Suspended Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has sparked significant legal and political debate after taking former President John Dramani Mahama to the Supreme Court over the legitimacy of her recent suspension.
Filed on Wednesday, May 21, 2025, the writ - submitted through her lawyer, former Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame - seeks to overturn the presidential decision and declare it unconstitutional.
At the heart of the legal challenge is Justice Torkornoo's claim that President Mahama's establishment of a prima facie case against her was "arbitrary, capricious, in violation of the right of the Plaintiff to a fair trial and therefore unconstitutional, void and of no effect." She is also demanding a public hearing of the petitions filed against her and is asserting her constitutional right to waive an in-camera hearing.
Additionally, she is challenging the composition of the committee set up to investigate the matter, arguing that two of its members - Justices Gabriel Scott Pwamang and Samuel Adibu-Asiedu - are unfit to participate due to conflicts of interest.
