NPP: Judicial office requires judges to surrender some personal freedoms

Judges cannot enjoy the full range of personal freedoms available to ordinary citizens once they assume judicial office, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has argued.

The NPP, however, says the demands of judicial office require a higher degree of restraint, particularly in matters of public conduct.

The Chief Justice had explained that his participation in public events, including occasions organised to honour friends and relatives, had sometimes attracted criticism over whether such engagements were consistent with the expectations of his office.