The Chief Justice of Ghana, Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has affirmed that the digitisation agenda for the courts will proceed without interruption.
She highlighted that under the Leadership Innovation and Technology (LIT) pillars, the Judicial Service of Ghana (JSG) is committed to enhancing the culture of leadership and innovation in its operations.
“It will also build on the established structures of the virtual courts and other electronic processes which give meaning to the e-justice system,” she stated during the launch of the 67th Legal Year.
The new legal year is themed “Building the Pillars of Justice Delivery through Leadership, Innovation and Technology.”
Chief Justice Torkornoo also urged stakeholders in the justice delivery sector to remain dedicated to ensuring democracy thrives in the country by demonstrating discipline, competence, and effectiveness in their work.
“With God’s help and your support, I am confident that together, we can achieve every expectation of the 1992 Constitution,” she stated.
Regarding the Court Shift System, she mentioned that feedback from various regions indicated that the initiative had effectively reduced the backlog of cases and improved access to justice by providing flexible court hours to accommodate different schedules.
The Chief Justice outlined another innovation, the Small Claims Debt Recovery Courts, which operate in the afternoon and on Saturdays to address small debt-related cases.
She emphasized that the digitisation of court records has significantly improved the efficiency of the judicial system by making it easier to store and retrieve records electronically.
“These interventions will continue as we build on them in the 2024-25 legal year,” she noted, while reflecting on the past year’s theme, “Building the Pillars of Justice,” which focused on enhancing legal ethics and due process through the Law, Ethics, Assets, and Due Process (LEAD) project.
