Former Circuit Court Judge, His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah, who caught the eyes of Ghanaians following his continuous detention of Abronye, has been allegedly promoted as a High Court judge.
According to reports, His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah retired from the bench on 16th September 2025.
The Judge ruling on the Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, was heavily criticised after he denied the accused bail for a second time.
According to reports, the judge was one of about 50 people who were set to be appointed by President John Dramani Mahama to the High Court.
The Judicial Council, on August 20, 2025, after 1:20 p.m., shortlisted him for the position of High Court Judge to be sworn in by the president.
Bright Acquah was born on September 16, 1965, and was called to the Bar on October 1, 2010.
The Law platform added, “It’s thus to be seen whether, despite His Honour’s date for retirement being tomorrow, the 16th day of September, 2025, the President shall appoint and swear in H/H Acquah, who has already been vetted and shortlisted by the Judicial Council for appointment unto the High Court Bench”.
Judge Bright Acquah had earlier explained that while the charges were misdemeanours, the remarks attributed to Abronye had national security and public order implications.
He was criticised by Social activist Oliver Barker-Vormawor, who said Circuit Court Judge Bright Acquah, in the Abronye DC case, is not fit to remain on the bench.
Vormawor highlighted that after reading the reasoning behind the Circuit Court Judge’s continued detention of Abronye, he sincerely believes he is not fit to remain on the bench as a judge.
The private legal practitioner is quoted by GHOne TV to have said, “After reading the reasoning of the Circuit Court Judge[Bright Acquah] on Abronye’s case, I sincerely and honestly believe he is not fit to remain on the bench”.
A netizen in a post alleged, “The judge who sparked controversy with his unorthodox bail ruling on Chairman Abronye, citing dictators as authority, and subsequently resigned, has been recalled and reappointed as a High Court judge. This decision is being questioned, with many finding it difficult to comprehend the logic behind it”.
According to rumours, His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah was allegedly part of the 37 new Justices of the High Court sworn in by President John Mahama.
The Law platform stated, “The infamous Circuit Court judge now in retirement, H/H Samuel Bright Acquah made the list despite the indefinite suspension of the swearing in and pruning of the 41-man list to the final 37-man list billed for elevation, and in the case of nominees from the bar, appointment as High Court Justices today”.
The ceremony, held at the Jubilee House yesterday, Thursday, October 23, saw the judges take the Oath of Allegiance, the Judicial Oath, and the Oath of Secrecy.
They later received their instruments of appointment from the President.
President Mahama, addressing the judges, stated, “This ceremony represents more than an appointment. It is a renewal of our faith in the enduring principle that justice is the fairness pillar of our democracy and that Ghana shall always be governed by law, never by the whims of capricious power,” he said.
Be incorruptible, not only in fact, but also in perception. Let every citizen who appears before you believe that their fate rests solely on the evidence and the law, never on influence or connections,” he cautioned.
He further added, “Justice and development are not separate ideals; they are inseparable twins of the same mother. A nation that invests in infrastructure but neglects the rule of law builds its progress on shifting sands”.
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The judge who sparked controversy with his unorthodox bail ruling on Chairman Abronye, citing dictators as authority, and subsequently resigned, has been recalled and reappointed as a High Court judge. This decision is being questioned, with many finding it… pic.twitter.com/Fm6vUORFOK