Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has commended President John Dramani Mahama’s nomination of seven new Justices to the Supreme Court, describing the move as a deliberate effort to correct judicial injustices perpetuated under the previous Akufo-Addo administration.
According to Ansa-Asare, several deserving judges were previously overlooked in favour of lower-ranked appointees, a practice that, he argues, disrupted the natural order and created divisions within the judiciary.
Speaking to ABC News GH, Ansa-Asare emphasized that, “By our ranking in the Ghana Law Reports, some of these judges ought to have been promoted many years ago.”
He particularly highlighted Justice Senyo Dzamefe, who he said had long been qualified for elevation, given his seniority at the Court of Appeal.
“He’s been bypassed for some time now,” Ansa-Asare noted, adding that the current nominations reflect a renewed commitment to meritocracy and fairness in judicial appointments.
The seven nominations—Justices Sir Dennis Dominic Adjei, Gbiel Simon Suurbaareh, Senyo Dzamefe, Kweku Tawiah Ackaah-Boafo, Philip Bright Mensah, Janapare Bartels-Kodwo, and Hafisata Amaleboba—were announced on April 29, 2025, in accordance with Article 144(2) of the 1992 Constitution.
The appointments, forwarded for consideration by the Judicial Council and the Council of State, mark a strategic reshaping of the Supreme Court’s composition.
