Ghana’s Chief Justice nominee, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, has said he would run a very open administration.
The Chief Justice nominee promises transparent leadership and closer cooperation with legal practitioners, stating that judicial effectiveness requires strong bar-bench collaboration.
According to Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, he is excited about the future, and he will work with all members of the judiciary.
Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie is quoted by TV3 as saying, “We are excited about the future. I will run a very open administration and will work with all members of the Judiciary. The bench needs the bar.
President John Mahama on Tuesday, September 23, named His Lordship Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the new Chief Justice of Ghana.
The announcement was made by the Minister of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu.
Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the most senior Supreme Court judge, was appointed by President Mahama to act as Chief Justice during the investigation process of sacked CJ Torkornoo.
He is now confirmed as the substantive head of the judiciary after he was nominated by John Mahama.
Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie was appointed to the Supreme Court in June 2008 by then-President John Agyekum Kufuor and is among the most senior justices of the apex court.
Justice Baffoe-Bonnie is now expected to be vetted as Chief Justice by parliament before his swearing-in as Ghana’s next Chief Justice.
His appointment follows. President John Mahama sacking 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.
Meanwhile, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, has reacted to President John Mahama’s nomination of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the next Chief Justice.
The veteran Journalist highlighted that Justice Baffoe-Bonnie’s nomination as CJ is interesting for several reasons.
Mr Pratt emphasised that Justice Baffoe-Bonnie is the most senior judge on the Supreme Court, ranking even ahead of the dismissed Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkonoo.
He further noted that former President John Agyekum Kufuor was the one who appointed Baffoe-Bonnie to the Court of Appeal in 2006 before elevating him to the Supreme Court in 2008.
According to Kwesi Pratt, this is the first time in 24 years that a President elected on the ticket of the NDC has had the opportunity to nominate a Chief Justice.
In a post on Wednesday, September 24, 2025, Pratt wrote, “President John Dramani Mahama(@JDMahama) has nominated Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, the Acting Chief Justice, for consideration as the substantive Chief Justice of Ghana.
The nomination will have to be approved first by the Council of State and then by Parliament.
This nomination is interesting for a number of reasons.
First, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie is the most senior judge on the Supreme Court. Indeed, he is senior to the outgone Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkonoo.
It was President John Agyekum Kuffour who in 2006 appointed him as a Court of Appeal Judge and elevated him to the Supreme Court in 2008.
It is also interesting that this is the first time in 24 years that a President elected on the ticket of the #NDC has had the opportunity to nominate a Chief Justice”.
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— #TV3GH (@tv3_ghana) September 25, 2025