President Mahama nominates Tony Forson, 2 others to Supreme Court

President John Dramani Mahama has nominated two Court of Appeal judges and a former president of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) for appointment to the Supreme Court, a move that will increase the number of justices on Ghana's highest court if approved by Parliament.

The nominees are Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko Essah and Justice Edward Amoako Asante, both serving Justices of the Court of Appeal; and Tony Forson, a private legal practitioner and former President of the Ghana Bar Association.

Should all three nominees receive parliamentary approval, the number of serving Supreme Court justices will increase from 18 to 21, strengthening the court's capacity to hear constitutional, civil and criminal cases more efficiently.