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Prez Akufo-Addo swears in 45 Judges

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Nana Addo swears in 45 Judges

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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 17th December, 2019, swore, into office, 45 Justices of the High Court and Court of Appeals, on the advice of the Judicial Council, at a ceremony at Jubilee House, the seat of the Nation’s presidency.

According to President Akufo-Addo, the 45 Justices, i.e. 34 in the High Court and ten11 in the Court of Appeal and thirty-four in the High Court, five Justices, three men and two women, “have been considered are eminently fit and qualified for the position of Justices of the Court of High Court and Court of Appeal,  and High Court, respectively, and are deemed to have the independence of mind and impartiality of spirit to hold theise high offices”.

Out of the 34 Justices of the High Court, there are 22 women and 12 men, andO out of the ten11 Justices of the Court of Appeal, there are 5  women and 6 men.

“As a I am very pleased to see such high numbers of female justices in our Superior Courts. strong advocate for breaking down the barriers that women face in their professional careers, I was particularly pleased to see such a significant increase in the number of women in the Court of Appeal and High Court. I refer to Justice Nicholas Charles Abbey Agbevor, Justice Alex Berchie Poku-Acheampong, Justice Anthony Kwadwo Yeboah, Justice Merley Afua Wood, and Justice Amma Abuakwaa Gaisie. I congratulate each one of all of youthe forty-five (45) new Justices on your well-deservedtheir appointment,” he saids.

With the Constitution affirming judicial power solely in the Judiciary, President Akufo-Addo urged the Justices of the High Court and Appeals Court of Appeal to bear in mind that  and High Courtthe growth of our nation demands that the Judiciary commands the respect of the people by the nature of its delivery of justice, as well as by the comportment of its judges.

“It is vitally important that we have judges who are honest, possess integrity and a sound knowledge of the law. The situation, where judges proffer judgments on the basis of decisions from lower courts and cite them as law, is not acceptable, and even less so, when judges cite no authority at all for their rulings, and give orders without reasons. You must be learned, know your case law and ensure your decisions and judgments are properly motivated,” the President said. The principle of stare decisis, the ancient common law doctrine of precedent, has been, and continues to be the time-honoured foundation for the coherent development of the law, and should not be lightly discarded.

To the Justices of the High Court, he reminded them of the fact that “you are the first rung of the ladder of the Superior Court of Judicature, the Court of first instance, with original jurisdiction in all matters, and with express power in article 140(2) ‘to enforce the fundamental human rights and freedoms guaranteed by this Constitution’.”

President Akufo-Addo told the High Court judges that “if you discharge your functions effectively, most judicial proceedings will end at your doorsteps, and, thereby, accelerate the process of judicial administration, for, in the well-known maxim of Roman law, “it is to the interest of the state that there be a limit to litigation”, sic “Interest Reipublicae Ut Sit Finis Litium”.

By the same token, he appealed to the new Justices of the Court of Appeal to conduct themselves “even though our judicial system comports a two-tier appellate Court, the overwhelming majority of appeals terminate at the Court. The apex Court, the Supreme Court, the Court of last resort, should be seized in its appellate jurisdiction rarely if the Court of Appeal is satisfactory in its output.”

Reminding them of the exposè on judicial corruption undertaken by the well-known investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, President Akufo-Addo stated that “the people of Ghana cannot, and will not tolerate the repetition of the abysmal, dismal tale of acts of corruption that were revealed. You have a big duty to demonstrate integrity in all your dealings, if public support in the Judiciary is to be maintained”.         

In concluding, President Akufo-Addo urged the gathering to help build a new Ghanaian civilisation, where the rule of law is not a slogan, but an operating principle for the development of our State, where the separation of powers is real and meaningful, where public officials behave with honesty and integritytrust, where the liberties and rights of our people are fully protected, and where law and order provide a firm basis for our social and economic development, so that the dreams of freedom and prosperity that animated the great patriots, who founded our nation, can find expression in our generationtime.

“All of us, from the public sector, the security agencies, the private sector, the political parties, the civil society, the religious bodies, and the traditional authorities, have a joint responsibility tomust work together, with our different views and our different perspectives, for the Ghana project – a united Ghana, governed according to the rule of law, respect for individual liberties, human rights and the principles of democratic accountability; a Ghana that meets fundamental requirements of social justice and solidarity; and a Ghana where we look past commodities to position our country in the global marketplace,” he added.

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