The future of Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo as the Chief Justice of Ghana will hang in the balance as Parliament reconvenes tomorrow to deliberate on her appointment.

President Akufo-Addo nominated Justice Torkornoo, who underwent vetting on May 26, shortly after the retirement of Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, the former Chief Justice who reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.

During the vetting process, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Minority on the Appointments Committee of Parliament refrained from voting on the president's nominee.

The decision was attributed to the absence of the reasoned judgment of the Supreme Court regarding the James Gyakye Quayson case.

In a statement by Kwame Governs Agbodza, the Minority Chief Whip, it was clarified that although Justice Torkornoo had been previously vetted and approved as a justice of the Supreme Court in 2019, the Minority Members required a comprehensive assessment of her decisions in all other cases, including the James Gyakye Quayson case.

The House will convene on June 6 to make a crucial decision on the Chief Justice nominee. This highly anticipated session will shape the future of the judicial landscape in Ghana, as all eyes are on Parliament during this significant deliberation.