National

Supreme Court of Ghana

Governs Ghana

Source: parliament.gh, checked Oct 12, 2026

Who sits on it

Chief Justice
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana
- Paul Baffoe-Bonnie Chief Justice · since November 2025
justices of the Supreme Court
Appointed by the President of the Republic of Ghana

Sourced · checked Oct 12, 2026

Sources for who sits on it

Judicial power and constitutional review
Judicial power is vested in the Judiciary (art 125(3)). The Supreme Court has exclusive original jurisdiction over interpretation and enforcement of the Constitution (art 130).

Sourced · checked Oct 12, 2026

Sources for what it can do

parliament.gh · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitution of Ghana 1992 (arts 58, 78, 93, 125, 255-256) for the structure of the institutions, cited from knowledge, article text not re-read this session; websites: parliament.gh, judicial.gov.gh, presidency.gov.gh (all returned HTTP 200 on 2026-10-12). For: Supreme Court of Ghana
parliament.gh · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitution of Ghana 1992, article cited in each description; paraphrased from knowledge, article text not re-read this session. For: Judicial power and constitutional review
parliament.gh · checked Oct 12, 2026 Constitution of Ghana 1992 (arts 47, 60-66, 78, 95, 128, 144, 255-256): composition, size and selection of each office; article text not re-read this session. 276 constituencies per Wikipedia "List of MPs elected in the 2024 Ghanaian general election", read 2026-10-12. For: Chief Justice, Justice of the Supreme Court
en.wikipedia.org · checked Oct 12, 2026 Fallback: Wikipedia, "Supreme Court of Ghana", read 2026-10-12: Paul Baffoe-Bonnie Chief Justice, sworn in 2025-11-17 (Parliament approved 2025-11-13, 163-69, per Graphic Online). One source gave 7 November 2025; treated as an error. For: Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice

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