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Chief Justice takes steps to improve
working conditions of judges in Upper West
Wa, Dec. 4, GNA - The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina
Wood, has appointed Mr Justice Kwesi Appiah, an Appeal Court
Judge, to work with judges in the northern sector and bring
challenges facing them for discussion aimed at improving
their working conditions.
She said this when she paid a courtesy call on the Upper
West Regional Minister, Mr. George Hikah Benson, after she
had inaugurated District Magistrate courts at Jirapa and
Nandom.
The visit offered the Chief Justice the opportunity to
interact with workers of the Judicial Service to find out
the challenges facing them.
She also discussed with district assemblies the possibility
of the assemblies providing court buildings and residential
accommodation for judges and magistrates.
Mrs Justice Wood said she was impressed about the work of
judges in the region and commended the district assemblies
for helping to provide court infrastructure.
Mr. Benson commended the Mrs Justice Wood for coming to the
region and said personnel of the Judicial Service in the
region faced a lot of challenges, especially in the area of
inadequate staffing and appealed to the Chief Justice to
address it.
He said the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) would
support the Judicial Service to provide more courts for
rural districts.
GNA
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