Former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has filed a legal action seeking to stop the vetting and subsequent appointment of Justice Baffoe-Bonnie as the next Chief Justice of Ghana.

Her application at the High Court seeks to quash all proceedings of the Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang Committee established under Article 146 to consider petitions for her removal.

The former CJ is also asking the court to set aside all proceedings conducted by the Committee tasked with investigating petitions for her removal. She is also requesting that the Presidential Warrant that removed her from office be declared unlawful, null, void, and of no effect.

The development comes as the Appointments Committee of Parliament prepares to vet Justice Baffoe-Bonnie.

This legal challenge arises against the backdrop of Justice Torkonoo’s removal from office on September 1, 2025, by President John Mahama following findings by a constitutionally established committee of misconduct and stated misbehaviour under Article 146.

The inquiry, undertaken in consultation with the Council of State, determined that she had breached constitutional provisions, including the misuse of public funds, and recommended her removal.

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie has been Acting Chief Justice since April 22, 2025, following Torkonoo’s suspension, and was formally nominated by the President in September to take over the substantive role.