Speaker of Parliament refers nomination of Supreme Court Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Ghana’s next Chief Justice to Appointments Committee

Accra, Oct. 21, GNA. Mr Alban Bagbin, Speaker of Parliament, has officially referred the nomination of Supreme Court Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie for the position of Chief Justice of Ghana to Parliament’s Appointments Committee for vetting. The nomination follows President John Dramani Mahama‘s announcement on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, in accordance with Article 144(1) of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution, after the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.

In a communication from the Presidency, read by Speaker Bagbin to the House in Accra, the Speaker confirmed that Parliament had received formal correspondence regarding the nomination and, following standard parliamentary procedure, forwarded it to the Appointments Committee for further action.

Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, currently serving on the Supreme Court, brings a long and distinguished judicial career to the nomination, having previously served on the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The Presidency described him as a jurist of “unwavering commitment to justice” whose “invaluable contributions to the development of Ghanaian jurisprudence” make him well-suited for the nation’s highest judicial office.

The Appointments Committee is expected to schedule a public vetting session in the coming days, after which it will make a recommendation to the full House for approval or otherwise. If confirmed, Justice Baffoe-Bonnie will succeed Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as Ghana’s next Chief Justice.

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