By Ashiadey Dotse
The Supreme Court has brought a final end to the legal battle over the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, unanimously dismissing all consolidated cases challenging her dismissal.
A seven-member panel, chaired by Justice Amadu Tanko, ruled on Thursday, July 2, 2026, that the suits lacked merit and threw them out, effectively closing all domestic legal avenues seeking to overturn her removal.
The ruling follows months of legal and political controversy that began after Justice Torkornoo was suspended and later removed from office in September 2025.
The challenges were filed by Tafo MP Vincent Assafuah, private citizen Theodore Atta Quartey, Justice Torkornoo herself, and the Centre for Citizenship, Constitutional and Electoral Systems. The Supreme Court later consolidated the four suits into two cases before delivering its final verdict.
Justice Torkornoo was dismissed after a five-member committee of inquiry, chaired by Supreme Court Justice Gabriel Pwamang, found her guilty of stated misbehaviour following investigations conducted under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.
The committee cited several breaches, including the alleged misuse of public funds through travel-related expenses and payments involving family members, as well as violations of constitutional procedures in the administration of the judiciary.
Her removal made history as the first time a sitting Chief Justice has been dismissed through the constitutional process in Ghana’s Fourth Republic.
The Supreme Court’s decision comes just days after the ECOWAS Court of Justice also rejected all claims brought by Justice Torkornoo against the Republic of Ghana. On June 24, 2026, the regional court ruled that her rights had not been violated and dismissed her claim for damages.
With both the Supreme Court and the ECOWAS Court ruling against her, Justice Torkornoo’s legal battle over her removal has now come to an end.
