Justice Jones Dotse is acting Chief Justice

Justice Jones Dotse, the most senior Justice on the Supreme Court bench, has assumed the position of Acting Chief Justice.
This follows the official retirement of Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, on Wednesday, 24 May, 2023, from active service.
Justice Dotse’s automatic takeover is in accordance with Article 144 (6) of the 1992 Constitution, which stipulates that when the office of Chief Justice is vacant or the Chief Justice, for any reason is unable to perform the functions of his office, the most senior Justice of the Supreme Court shall act as the Chief Justice until a substantive Chief Justice is appointed.
Justice Dotse will be the acting Chief Justice until Parliament approves the nomination of Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo as the substantive Chief Justice.
Justice Torkornoo is scheduled to appear before the Appointment Committee of Parliament on Friday, May 26, for vetting.
Source: Classfmonline.com
Trending News
Initially-rejected Rasta brainiac part of Achimota school's NSMQ team
00:31Effective measures for early disaster warning critical – Ursula
09:33A/R: 48 trapped illegal miners busted
15:49Nkrumah’s son submits forms to contest CPP flagbearership race
15:02MP donates 150 bags of cement to churches to undertake projects
13:29Binduri Anthrax outbreak: One dead, 11 others infected
00:32'I was careful of the food I ate, water I drank while in office' – Domelevo says 'I was operating in an enemy territory'
09:27Ho: Seek permission before you cut a tree, flower – Parks and Gardens Unit Head
15:17A/R: AG charges police officer who shot girlfriend with murder
15:00Review of flagship programmes: Let’s not touch Free SHS – Kwame Pianim
13:01