Akufo-Addo nominates 2 new judges to the Supreme Court

President Akufo-Addo has nominated two new judges to the Supreme Court bench following their approval by the Judicial Council.

The two are Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong, a legal academic and fellow of the Ghana Academy of Sciences, and Justice Sophia Rosetta Bernasko Essah, a justice of the Court of Appeal.

According to President Akufo-Addo, both nominees are to be vetted by Parliament as constitutionally mandated.

Prof Frimpong Oppong, when approved will join Prof Henrietta Mensah-Bonsu as one of the legal academics on the bench of Ghana’s apex court.

Justice Bernasko Essah, with her extensive background as a State Attorney, private legal practitioner, and as a Justice of the High Court and Court of Appeal, will also bring considerable experience to the Supreme Court when appointed.

The latest nomination comes weeks after the Chief Justice, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo wrote a letter to President Akufo-Addo, asking him to nominate five judges to the Supreme Court.

According to the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court needs more judges to handle the overwhelming number of cases currently before it.

Source: myjoyonline