Supreme Court nominee Justice Hafisata Amaleboba has lamented the delay in justice delivery in the country, citing long procedures and no timelines for cases.

During her vetting on Wednesday by the Appointments Committee, the nominee stated that instances where a particular court may have as many as 300 cases for only one judge at a point in time delay justice delivery.

According to the Justice, the various courts in the country do not have enough manpower to help expedite justice delivery.

She therefore urged the appropriate committee of Parliament in charge of court rules to consider the procedures of various applications and find a way of shortening them to fast-track cases.

Justice Hafisata Amaleboba noted that work must be done to solve the backlog of cases as well as develop a system allocating a particular number of cases per year.

Commenting on the suggestion to limit the number of judges at the Supreme Court, the nominee admitted that she believed in the capping of judges at the Supreme Court.

Answering questions on marital issues relating to her experience at the Appeal Court, the nominee noted that when it comes to family law, the principles are applicable equally to men as they are to women.

“When it comes to distribution of marital property, it is not based on gender, even though it may seem so but the law is not based on gender,” she stated.

She cited that there was a divorce case where a man had no property but his wife had properties; therefore, she allocated some of the wife’s property to the man.

On her views about bail conditions that seem almost impossible for suspects to meet, the nominee pointed out that all offences are now bailable.

She stressed that suspects also have the liberty to apply for variation at the court when they cannot meet the conditions.

Justice Hafisata Amaleboba who happens to be one of the two females among the seven justices nominated by President John Mahama to the Supreme Court, also answered questions on academic qualifications of Members of Parliament, e-justice, her National Service Certificate, the rule of law, and accountability, among others.

In 2024, now-suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo outlined her vision to improve justice delivery in Ghana.

She noted that paralegal training is not limited to only judicial service staff but also other professionals, including police investigators, prosecutors, and mediators who supplement the court’s work with alternate dispute resolution services and external court service providers such as process servers, valuers, surveyors, financial experts, and auctioneers.