As current Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin Yeboah near retirement, President Akufo-Addo is expected to nominate Justice Gertrude Araba Esabaa Torkornoo, as the next chief justice of the country.
This is according to multiple sources who revealed to Daily Graphic, the state-owned newspaper.
The anticipated nomination of Justice Torkornoo is subject to approval by Parliament. The Daily Graphic sources further reveal that the Council of State has already given the green light for Justice Torkornoo’s appointment.
Kwasi Anin Yeboah retires as Chief Justice on May 24, this year, when he reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 for justices of the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
When she gets the nod from Parliament, the 61-year-old Justice Torkornoo will become the third female Chief Justice in history, following the footsteps of Justices Georgina Theodora Wood and Sophia Akuffo.
Justice Torkornoo will be President Akufo-Addo’s third appointment to the office of Chief Justice since he assumed office in January 2017.
