Headline : Parliament approves Gertrude Torkornoo as Ghanas third female Chief Justice

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Parliament on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, unanimously approved the nomination of Justice Gertrude Araba Essaba Torkornoo as the Chief Justice of Ghana.

This was after some members of the minority raised some concerns over the Chief Justice’s stands on birth certificate not a prove of national identity and the Supreme Court’s judgement on James Gyakye Quayson.

Representatives of the minority caucus on the appointments committee of parliament had earlier said they will not withhold their approval of the Chief Justice nominee by consensus although they disagree with her interpretation of the text of the 1992 Constitution as regard the James Gyakye Quayson case.

The Minority however, said her CV reveals a person of considerable experience having serve as a judge from the High Court to the Court of Appeal and ultimately the Supreme Court.

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