The Chief Justice (CJ), Mrs. Georgina Theodora Wood, has said the Judicial Service will soon focus more on the moral and ethical values in the appointment of judges.
She said the service would review the selection criteria and the focus “will reflect the desire to improve on the behavioral aspects of judges”.
[contextly_sidebar id=”Bv14boM6a4Z6LMYZz6b1FnkPDiSf6Tdu”]The CJ said this would ensure that a judge’s behaviour remains consistent with his or her calling and the relationship with his or community of workers and clients.
She was speaking at the inauguration of a 42 new courtroom complex in Accra.
The court complex is made up of 10 land courts, 10 commercial courts, six criminal courts, six general jurisdiction court, three divorce and matrimonial courts, two financial and economic courts, two human rights courts, two labour courts and a Probate and Administration court.
The court complex has banking facilities cafeteria, 300 seater auditorium, library, a business centre, media briefing room, executive office for the Attorney General and Police Prosecutor and a data centre among others.
Late President John Evans Atta Mills four years ago cut the sod for the construction of the complex to replace the dilapidated courts known as the cocoa affairs Court.
The construction is the first, since 1940 for the judiciary.
Mrs Wood said she has also decided to restore faith in the country’s judicial system stressing that “our commitment is not simply a verbal commitment but one, backed by action.”
She said the judicial council is also determined to prevail over the challenges confronting the judiciary, addding that the judiciary had acknowledged where they went wrong and are committed to restore their independence and integrity.
She further tasked Ghanaians to take a lesson from the recent developments in the judiciary in the past weeks and join hands with them in restoring and rebuilding the judiciary.
“When you find yourself as an adversary in court, resist the temptation to find someone who knows the judge in order that you may obtain favour,” she admonished.
According to her “the judiciary is poised to stand, thrive and overcome the present scourge imposed on us by the vents of the past”.
“We cannot allow the selfish desires of the minority in our midst to undo our efforts and expectations”.
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Source: GNA