A total of fifteen judges have so far been elevated to the Supreme Court bench since President Akufo-Addo assumed office.
The latest appointment was made on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. It was announced by Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, on the floor of Parliament following a letter sent to him by the President.
The President in the statement indicated that “as a result of pending and projected vacancies at the Supreme Court this year, the Judicial Council advised me on July 4, 2022 by letter under the hand of its Chairperson, Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah of the suitabilities of my nominations for appointment to the Court of these persons in accordance with Article 144 (2) of the constitution.”
The new list comprised three justices of the Court of Appeal and a Justice of the High Court, namely; Justice Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu, Justice George Kingsley Koomson, and Justice Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu (all of the Court of Appeal) and Justice Ernest Yao Gaewu of the High Court.
Below is the list of all the justices appointed to the Supreme Court under the Akufo-Addo-led administration and their year of appointment. It must be stated that of the 15, one of the judges recently passed on:
Nene Amegatcher (2018)
Agnes Dordzie (2018)
Nii Ashie Kotey (2018)
Samuel Marful-Sau (deceased) (2018)
Mariama Owusu (2019)
Avril Lovelace-Johnson (2019)
Gertrude Tokornoo (2019)
Issifu Omoro Tanko Amadu (2020)
Clemence Jackson Honyenuga (2020)
Joy Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu (2020)
Yonny Kulendi (2020)
Barbara Frances Ackah-Yensu (2022)
George Kingsley Koomsom (2022)
Samuel Kwame Adibu Asiedu (2022)
Ernest Yao Gaewu (2022)