The recently removed Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Mrs Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has filed an application at the Supreme Court, challenging her removal as Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic.
It is to be recalled that the warrant of 1st September 2025 which effectively removed her as Chief Justice, also simultaneously removed her as Supreme Court Judge, contrary to speculated legal opinion that she could still remain on the bench.
In an application filed under Articles 23 and 141 of the 1992 Constitution and Order 55 of C.I. 47, the lawyers of the respected jurist are seeking to nullify the Warrant of Removal issued by the President on the basis that the Constitutional provision of Article 146 (6) limits itself to the removal of Chief Justices.
It is public knowledge that the said Article 146 (6) was the fortress of the three petitions which culminated in the Pwamang-led enquiry, the President having determined the existence of a prima facie case, in accordance with the Constitution.
Article 146 (3) delineates the process for the removal of a Justice of the Superior Court, other than the Chief Justice.
