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29 Apr

Be Honest And Fair In Your Duties – CJ To Judicial Service Staff

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The Chief Justice, Justice Anin Yeboah, has advised staff of the Judicial Service to be fair, honest and transparent in the discharge of their duties. Speaking at the commissioning of two court premises in Gomoa Central and Agona East in the Central Region, he described staff of the judicial service as ambassadors of justice delivery. “I urge the staff of the Judicial Service, whose work will give meaning to the construction of this court to see themselves as ambassadors of the service and of the very concept of justice delivery. “This would impose on them a responsibility, to be honest,…

26 Apr

Akufo-Addo Nominates Gertrude Torkornoo As New Chief Justice

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President Akufo-Addo has nominated Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo as the new Chief Justice. The President in a letter to the Council of State on Tuesday, April 25, said her nomination is to avoid any vacuum that would occur following the retirement of the current Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah on May 24. “Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah is due to retire from the bench on May 24, 2023, his seventieth birthday. In order to avoid a vacuum and ensure that a new Chief Justice is immediately in office after his retirement. “I have decided to begin the process of…

14 Mar

CJ Urges Judges To Be Fair And Firm As He Inaugurates Akyem Tafo District Court

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Chief Justice, His Lordship Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has inaugurated four newly built court buildings in Osino in Fanteakwa South District Akyem Tafo in Abuakwa North Municipality and Koforidua in New Juaben South in the Eastern region to enhance dispensing of justice The projects are part of the 100 courthouses and accompanying residential facilities for Magistrates being built nationwide through the district assembly common fund. In his address during the commissioning of Akyem New Tafo District Court complex, His Lordship Kwasi Anin-Yeboah said the judiciary is the backbone of rule of law and democracy and a strong judicial system is essential to…

09 Mar

Don’t Pay Money To Judges Handling Your Case – Chief Justice Tells Ghanaians

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Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has cautioned Ghanaians, Judges and all staff of the Judicial Service to avoid any form of corruption in the discharge of their duties. Speaking at the inauguration of Juapong Circuit Court in the Volta Region, Mr Anin-Yeboah said, corruption is a canker that destroys nations and that one form of corruption which has become common in Ghana is the practice of giving money to public officials after they have performed their normal duties. He, therefore, warned Ghanaians not to give any money to any staff of the Judicial Service who performs any duty. The Chief Justice said…

11 Feb

Chief Justice Suspends Court Of Appeal Hearings In All Except Two Regions

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The Chief Justice, Kwesi Anin-Yeboah, has directed the indefinite suspension of all sittings on Court of Appeals cases in all except two regions of the country. From hence, according to the directive issued on Wednesday, February 8, all cases to be heard by the Court of Appeals will be in the Greater Accra and Ashanti regions. As a result, sittings in Tamale, Ho, Koforidua and Cape Coast have been suspended. All sittings in the northern sector of the country will be heard in the Ashanti Region capital city of Kumasi while those in the southern sector will be heard in…