Former Chief Justice , Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has gone to court to challenge her removal as a Justice of the Supreme Court by President John Dramani Mahama.

In a judicial review application filed at the High Court, Justice Torkornoo contends that her removal as a Justice of the Supreme Court was unlawful as the recommendation for her removal was in respect of her office as the Chief Justice, which followed a procedure completely different from that of the removal of a Justice of the Supreme Court.

Reliefs 

The former Chief Justice is therefore seeking an order of certiorari to quash the warrant of removal as a Justice of the Supreme Court issued by President Mahama on September 1, 2025 on the basis that it was in violation of the constitutional provisions for the removal of the Justice of the Superior Courts, and therefore unlawful, null and void.

She also wants the court to declare that President Mahama lacks the power to remove a Justice of the Superior Courts from office except the removal is in accordance with Article 146 of the Constitution.