Appointment Committee Recommends 2 Supreme Court Justice Nominees

Parliament’s Appointment Committee has recommended two of the four Supreme Court Justice Nominees of President Akufo-Addo.

The two Justices are Justice Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu and Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu, who are currently Court of Appeal judges.

In its 27th report on the nomination of judges to the Supreme Court submitted to the House, the committee said, “the nominees demonstrated dexterity in the knowledge of the law and showed character and competence”.

It said the two nominees have pledged to interpret the law without fear or favour and eschew partisanship in their rulings.

The other two justices, Justice George Kingsley Koomson and Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu, were not mentioned in the report.

All four Justices were vetted on October 18 and 19 this year.

They were referred to the Appointments Committee for consideration after the Speaker, Bagbin Bagbin, announced their nominations in the House in July 2022.

Their appointment followed pending and projected vacancies at the Supreme Court this year.