Speaker of Parliament has referred the nomination of Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice to the Appointments Committee for vetting and recommendation.

This follows the submission of his name to the House by President John Mahama for consideration and approval in accordance with Article 144(1) of the 1992 Constitution.

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, who made the referral on the floor of the House, directed the Appointments Committee to expedite its work and report back to the plenary for a final decision.

The development follows the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office for stated misbehaviour.

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Her dismissal was based on the findings of a constitutional committee established under Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution.

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, who has been acting in the role since April 2025 after the suspension of Justice Torkornoo, is currently the most senior judge on Ghana's Supreme Court.

He was appointed to the apex court in June 2008 by then-President John Agyekum Kufuor.

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Born on 26 December 1956, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie had his basic education at Goaso before continuing to Konongo Odumase Secondary School, where he obtained both his Ordinary and Advanced Level certificates.

He studied law at the University of Ghana and later at the Ghana Law School, where he was called to the Bar in 1983.

He rose through the ranks of the judiciary, serving as a Circuit Court Judge in Kumasi, a High Court Judge at Duayaw Nkwanta, and later as an Appeals Court Judge before his elevation to the Supreme Court.

If his nomination is approved, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie will officially take over as head of the Judiciary, steering the institution at a crucial time following the dramatic removal of his predecessor.