Former Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, has filed a suit at the High Court in Accra, seeking to challenge what she describes as the unlawful withholding of her salary, benefits, and entitlements following her removal from office.

In her application for judicial review, filed on October 16, 2025, Justice Torkornoo is asking the court to prohibit the government from denying her lawful entitlements due before the issuance of the presidential warrant removing her from office on September 1, 2025.

Her legal team argues that she remains entitled to all courtesies and benefits of her office up to that date and that any attempt to deny or withdraw them is unlawful.

The former Chief Justice is also asking the court to:

• Cancel all proceedings and findings of the committee that investigated petitions for her removal;
• Nullify the presidential warrant that dismissed her; and
• Halt the ongoing process to appoint a new Chief Justice.

Justice Torkornoo was removed from office by President John Dramani Mahama following a report by a committee chaired by Justice Gabriel Pwamang, which found her guilty of misconduct and recommended her dismissal under Article 146 of the Constitution.

However, she insists in her legal documents that the findings were unfair, unconstitutional, and fell below the legal standard for removing a Chief Justice. She claims the committee’s conclusions were based on false or misleading grounds, and that the process itself breached her constitutional rights.

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Among other points, she argues that:

• The cited expenses were not personally authorised by her but processed by duly designated Judicial Service officials.
• Her decisions on judge transfers and appointments were within her constitutional authority, and
• The proceedings violated the principles of natural justice.

The case, which names the Attorney-General as the respondent and notifies the President, is yet to be scheduled for hearing.