The Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed the former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo challenging her removal from office.
According to the Deputy Attorney General, the Supreme Court of Ghana has dismissed all four cases filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Sackey Esaaba, upholding her removal.
The Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dr Justice Srem-Sai, in a post on X wrote, “Following the ECOWAS Court’s judgement last week, the Supreme Court, too, has dismissed each of the 4 cases challenging Her Ladyship’s removal from the office of the Chief Justice. The Supreme Court decided the cases earlier this morning.
Gratitude to our team of State Attorneys and members of staff”.
The development follows an ECOWAS Court ruling on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, in which the court delivered its ruling on an application filed by former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo challenging her removal from office as Chief Justice and Justice of Ghana’s Supreme Court.
The ECOWAS court dismissed all 7 claims brought by former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo against the Republic of Ghana.
The ruling delivered by the ECOWAS court is a significant setback for Gertrude Torkornoo, who ran to the regional court to contest the process that led to her removal from office after several of her cases were dismissed by Ghana’s courts.
The ECOWAS court’s unanimous decision effectively ends her bid to challenge the legality of her removal.
Details surrounding the ECOWAS court decision to unanimously throw out the application are not yet known.
In a post shared by the Deputy Attorney General, Justice Srem-Sai stated, “The ECOWAS Community Court has, a while ago, dismissed all of the 7 claims which the former Chief Justice, Her Ladyship, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, brought against our beloved Republic.
In respect of Her Ladyship’s claim for US$ 10 million damages, the Court held that “in light of the Court’s conclusions that Ghana has not violated any of the Applicant’s rights under the African Charter as alleged, the Court makes no decision on reparations.”
Thanks, again, to our team of illustrious State Attorneys who put in hours and hours of research to support the Republic’s defence”.
It will be recalled that President John Mahama sacked the Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, from office with immediate effect after he received a first report from the five-member committee he constituted to investigate three petitions brought against the Chief Justice.
Hours after President Mahama received the committee reports, Chief Justice Torkornoo was sacked with immediate effect.
See the post below:
Following the ECOWAS Court’s judgement last week, the Supreme Court, too, has dismissed each of the 4 cases challenging Her Ladyship’s removal from the office of the Chief Justice. The Supreme Court decided the cases earlier this morning.
— Justice Srem-Sai (@JusticeSremSai) July 2, 2026
Gratitude to our team of State…
