As of the end of the 2023/2024 legal year, female judges under the Judicial Service of Ghana stand at 220 (49.7%) and male judges are at 223 (50.3%), according to director for monitoring & evaluation, Papa K. Maisie at the Judicial Service.
He said With the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill in July 2024, it has become extremely important for the country to ensure a balance between males and females in all aspects of social and national life.
To this end, the Judicial Service says in the 2021/2022 legal year, the number of male Judges/Magistrates was 221.
Papa K. Maisie revealed this in an interaction with the Judicial Press Corps (JPC) at Accra.
“This figure increased by 7.7% in the next legal year (2022/2023) but reduced in the subsequent year (2023/2024) thereafter by 6.3% from 238 to 223. The female Judges/Magistrates, on the other hand, have had an increase in their number from the 2021/2022 legal year to date, Mr Maisie, the director for monitoring & evaluation remarked.
“A 12.4% increase from the legal years 2021/2022 to 2022/2023 (194 to 218) was followed by a 0.9% increase from the legal years 2022/2023 to 2023/2024 (218 to 220).
Source:Mybrytfmonline/Mensah Atakora
