Torkornoo files application seeking to stop appointment of Baffoe-Bonnie as CJ

he former Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Sackey Torkornoo, has filed a judicial review application seeking to stop the possible consideration and appointment of Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as the new Chief Justice of Ghana.

According to a report by TheLawPlatform, the application, filed through her lawyer, Kwabena Adu-Kusi, on Thursday, October 16, 2025, submitted two reports to support her legal challenge.

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo sacked

One of the reports, it said, is from a committee chaired by Justice Dr Owusu-Dapaa, and the other from the National Signals Bureau.

Both reports identify Francis Baiden, a Judicial Service staff member in charge of the e-Justice system, as the prime suspect in the tampering of judicial documents.

Torkornoo argues it is illogical and irrational to remove her from office for transferring Baiden after evidence showed he was involved in tampering with documents in the Gyakye Quayson case.

She maintains that the Justice Pwamang Committee still recommended her removal despite this evidence.

She also points out that Justice Baffoe-Bonnie transferred judges when he became Acting Chief Justice.

In her view, it is unfair that her transfer decision is being treated as a removable offense while similar actions by Baffoe-Bonnie were not questioned.

Torkornoo is, therefore, challenging both the committee’s reasoning and the president’s reliance on its recommendation.

In essence, she argues that her removal is unfair and based on flawed reasoning.

TheLawPlatform added that Justice Torkornoo seeks to quash the proceedings of the Justice Pwamang-led committee, including its reasons and recommendations for her removal from office, as well as all other procedures and processes related to her dismissal as Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana.

Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie has been nominated by President John Dramani Mahama as the Chief Justice after Justice Torkornoo was removed from office.

Her removal followed a constitutional inquiry which established misconduct on her part.

Here is why Chief Justice Torkonoo was removed

The removal, announced in a statement dated September 1, 2025, followed the receipt of a report from a committee constituted under Article 146(6) of the 1992 Constitution to investigate a petition brought by a Ghanaian citizen, Daniel Ofori, against her.

According to the Presidency, the committee found that Justice Torkonoo had engaged in ‘stated misbehaviour’ within the meaning of Article 146(1).

Read the court documents as shared by TheLawPlatform below: