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Former Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, has petitioned the High Court to review the legality of her dismissal from the Supreme Court by President John Dramani Mahama.
Through her lawyers, she argues that the President exceeded his constitutional authority when he issued a removal warrant on September 1, 2025, which stripped her of both her position as Chief Justice and as a Justice of the Superior Court of Judicature.
Justice Torkornoo maintains that Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution which requires an inquiry by a properly constituted body before any Superior Court judge can be removed, was disregarded.
In her application, she is seeking several declarations, including that:
The President lacks the authority to remove a Justice of the Superior Court without following due constitutional process.
Only a body established under Article 146(4) has jurisdiction to handle petitions for the removal of Superior Court judges.
The President’s warrant of removal is unlawful, null, and void.
The case, filed under *The Republic v. Attorney-General, Ex Parte Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo*, cites Articles 23 and 141 of the Constitution and Order 55 of C.I. 47.
This legal challenge is expected to test the boundaries of presidential powers in judicial matters and could have significant implications for judicial independence and constitutional governance in Ghana.
