Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has referred the nomination of Paul Baffoe-Bonnie as Chief Justice to Appointments Committee for consideration.
The Committee is expected to submit a report to the House after its vetting of the nominee.
The Speaker announced the referral on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 on the floor of the House after reading the nomination letter submitted to him by the Office of the Presidency.
“Honourable members, I accordingly proceed to refer the said nomination to the appropriate Committee and that is the Appointments Committee to do the public hearing and submit the report to the House for consideration,” he stated.
President John Mahama in September nominated the current Acting Chief Justice, Paul Baffoe-Bonnie
This was announced by the Minister in Charge of Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu on September 23.
Here is the profile of the Chief Justice nominee:
Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie is a seasoned Ghanaian jurist with an extensive legal career spanning over three decades.
Born on December 26, 1956, He has had a distinguished career serving in various capacities across Ghana’s judicial system, culminating in his appointment as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana seventeen years ago in 2008 – a position he still holds.
He previously served as a Justice of the Court of Appeal and High Court and a Circuit Court Judge.
Before joining the Bench in 1992, he worked as a Principal Inspector of Taxes, and Head of Legal – Eastern and Volta Regions at the IRS. And before then, Deputy Superintendent of Prisons and Head of Legal at the Prisons Service -Headquarters.
A graduate of the University of Ghana and the Ghana School of Law, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, is an alumni of Konongo-Odumase Secondary School where he obtained is O’ and A’ level certificates.
Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie is an influential figure in legal education and judicial reform who has served on several committees.
Currently, he chairs the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council, the Election Management Committee of the Judicial Service and the Finance Committee of the Judicial Service.
