Lawyer Thaddeus Sory has criticised former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, suggesting that while in office, she appeared overly concerned with trivial judicial matters instead of focusing on the larger issues of justice administration.
Mr. Sory dismissed as false the former Chief Justice’s claim that the committee investigating her acted without proper rules or transparency. “What she is saying is completely untrue,” he said, referring to Justice Torkornoo’s assertion that the committee was applying rules that didn’t exist. “Right from the first day, the committee indicated its procedure.”
Mr. Sory recalled a June 2020 case involving a justice of the Superior Court, in which Justice Dotse called for the Rules of Court Committee to enact guidelines for proceedings under Article 146 of the Constitution.
According to him, Justice Torkornoo, who later became Chief Justice, focused on making rules that were “plainly unconstitutional” while failing to address the existing Article 146 framework.
“She became Chief Justice during the process. During that period, she spent her time making rules that were plainly unconstitutional and forgot Article 146,” Sory stated. “In any event, there is nothing wrong with Article 146.”
