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The Judicial Service says that the Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah has administrative powers to issue an order for judges to sit down and determine cases at any time.
The Service said it regretted that a section of the media had misinterpreted the implementation of administrative measures designed to promote a smooth administration of justice.
A statement issued and signed by Judge Cynthia Pamela A. Addo, a court clerk in Accra, said.
The statement responds to public reactions to the reassignment of two Superior Court judges by the Chief Justice.
“The Judicial Service is deeply concerned about the publication in some sections of the media that attribute illicit and undue motives to the recent legitimate exercise of administrative powers by the president of the Supreme Court for the reassignment of two judges of the Superior Court.”
The statement said that “the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, by letter dated December 10, 2020, transferred Judge Charles A. Wilson from the Tamale Superior Court, where there were currently three Superior Court judges, to the Bolgatanga Superior Court, which has with two Superior Courts “. with a single judge. “
He explained that the transfer of Judge Wilson was going to take effect from January 6 of next year, when the Christmas holidays would have ended and that he was instructed to start working on January 11, 2021 until his release to Tamale, which it was his station.
According to the statement, the Chief Justice exercised his administrative powers to transfer Justice Wilson to address an urgent administrative challenge that undermines the efficient delivery of justice in the region.
The statement said that in the case of Judge Douglas Seidu, his post in Bolgatanga at the time of his appointment was reduced due to his previous practice as a lawyer in that city.
“It is this situation that required the transfer of Magistrate Wilson to Bolgatanga to fill the gap, until a permanent replacement is made,” he added.
The statement read: “As of now, no order has been issued to Judge Seidu to sit in Tamale from his station in Sunyani.”
He said that the Service assured the public of its commitment to defend, at all times, the rule of law in the performance of its mandate.
GNA
