Ghana’s Chief Justice Saga Is Over. Judicial Fragility Is Not

When Ghana suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo in April 2025, I argued that the episode exposed a deeper fragility in the country’s judiciary. The concern was not that a chief justice should be immune from accountability. It was whether Ghana could hold its most senior judge accountable without turning the process into another arena for... The post Ghana’s Chief Justice Saga Is Over. Judicial Fragility Is Not first appeared on Democracy in Africa.

Ghana’s Chief Justice Saga Is Over. Judicial Fragility Is Not

When Ghana suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo in April 2025, I argued that the episode exposed a deeper fragility in the country’s judiciary. The concern was not that a chief justice should be immune from accountability. It was whether Ghana could hold its most senior judge accountable without turning the process into another arena for...

The post Ghana’s Chief Justice Saga Is Over. Judicial Fragility Is Not first appeared on Democracy in Africa.