Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana Kwasi Anin Yeboah will retire today, May 24, 2023.

The 70-year-old  took over from Justice Sophia Akuffo when she retired in 2019 and he has been serving since.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo informed Parliament in a letter on May 2023, that he has nominated Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo as the next Chief Justice of Ghana.

The President in a letter to the Council of State on Tuesday, April 25, said her nomination is to avoid any vacuum that would occur following the retirement of the current Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah on May 24.

“Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah is due to retire from the bench on May 24, 2023, his seventieth birthday. In order to avoid a vacuum and ensure that a new Chief Justice is immediately in office after his retirement.

“I have decided to begin the process of appointment now. Article 144 (1) of the constitution, which governs the appointment of a Chief Justice, requires that, I, first consult with the council of state before seeking the approval Parliament.

“Consequently, I am nominating Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, a member of the Supreme Court, as the new Chief Justice. I hereby enclose a copy of her curriculum vitae for your attention,” excerpts of the letter said.

Justice Mrs Torkornoo per this nomination, will be vetted by Parliament and approve her nomination or otherwise.

If approved, she will become the third female Chief Justice in the history of Ghana after Justices Georgina Theodora Wood and Sophia Akuffo.