Gov’t proposes 10-year fixed term for Chief Justice, 19-member cap for Supreme Court

The government has proposed a fixed single term of office for Ghana's Chief Justice and a limit on the number of Supreme Court justices as part of planned constitutional reforms., Dr Ayine said the government supports a constitutional amendment that would allow the Chief Justice to serve a single, non-renewable term of 10 years or remain in office until reaching the mandatory retirement age, whichever comes first.

First, the Government supports a fixed tenure for the Chief Justice: a single, non-renewable term of ten years, or until the retirement age, whichever occurs first," he said.