Parliament has approved seven Court of Appeal judges to serve on the Supreme Court.
The approved judges are Justice Senyo Dzamefe, Justice Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Justice Gbeil Simon Suurbaareh, Justice Philip Bright Mensah, Justice Janapare Adzua Bartels-Kodwo, Justice Hafisata Amaleboba, and Justice Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo.
The approval followed the adoption of the report of the 11-member Appointments Committee on the nominees.
The committee’s decision was split along party lines, with all Minority members opposing and voting against the nomination of all the justices, while the Majority members voted in favor of all the nominees.
Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, entreated the House to unanimously adopt the committee’s report.
He said upon careful deliberation, the committee noted that all the nominees demonstrated outstanding competence, deep knowledge of the law and a firm grasp of judicial ethics.
Mr Ahiafor stated that the nominees responded to questions posed by the committee members with professionalism, clarity and intellectual rigour, reflecting their capacity to uphold the independence, integrity and dignity of the highest court of the land.
