Mrs. Justice Sophia O.A. Adinyira, a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, has been elected to serve on the United Nations Appeals Tribunal as a Judge for a term of seven year, effective 1st July, 2009.Justice Adinyira was one of seven (7) Justices out of a total of fourteen (14) who were elected on the first round of balloting by the General Assembly of the United Nations after obtaining the required majority and the largest number of votes.The appointment was contained in statement signed by Mr. Samuel Amankwah, a Director at the office of the Attorney General.She, together with others, wrote examinations based on those she was shortlisted and recommended by the United National Internal Justice Council (IJC) to the United Nations General Assembly.Mrs. Justice Adinyira got elected on the basis of her excellent qualifications, experience and expertise.The high number of votes Justice Adinyira obtained bear eloquent testimony not only to her own remarkable personal merit and track record, but also to Ghana’s good standing at the UN.Voting was done on the basis of the principle of equitable regional balance.