Gertrude Torkornoo Archives

18 Nov

Striking Jurros Call Off Strike After Meeting With CJ

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Jurors in the Ashanti region who declared a strike action have called off their strike after meeting with the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. They have agreed to return to work on Monday, 20th November 2023 following a meeting with the Chief Justice. The jurors had been on strike since the first week of November, 2023. The jurors cited unpaid allowances as the reason for their action. According to them, they have been urging the government to step in to address their concerns before they return to the courts. The strike action disrupted legal proceedings including cases of murder and other…

I have Declared My Assets – Gertrude Torkornoo

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Chief Justice nominee Gertrude Torkornoo has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament that she has declared her assets. She said she declared the assets last year when she was nominated as a Justice of a Supreme court. She explained that the declaration of assets is a four-year cycle activity. “Have you declared your assets since you were nominated? She was asked by Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson. In answer, she said, “I declared my assets last year, it is a four-cycle.” Dr Forson further has asked to work on the image of the judiciary if she is approved. “If…

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…