Where the position of Chief Justice is vacant or where the holder of the position is unable to perform their duties for a period, the most senior member of the Supreme Court shall act as Chief Justice as in clause 6 of Article 144.
[2] In May 2020, President Akufo-Addo appointed four additional judges to the Supreme Court.
[3] According to Article 145 clause 4 of the constitution, a Supreme Court Judge is expected to vacate their office on reaching the age of seventy years.
They can carry on up to an additional six months to ensure that they are able to complete any proceedings they may have been involved in at that stage.
[2] 23 years in Supreme Court Chief Justice (Appointed on 12 June 2023)[105]