Former Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo believes that judges who prioritize partying cannot fully dedicate themselves to their jobs.
According to her, judges are supposed to be fully committed to their work and should not have time for partying.
“No time for parties, you shouldn’t. Any Judge who is busy partying is not busy working and it is also ill-advised.”
Using herself as an example, Madam Akuffo said during her time as a judge, she spent her time reading in order to handle cases meticulously instead of socialising.
“My life is my books because when you are a Judge there are cases that have just been handed to you. Before you step into court to deal with the hearing of those matters whether it is mere application or writs which are ready for hearing you must have read everything,” she said.
She added that judges who over-socialise often get themselves into trouble.
“There is something called judicial temperament, judicial attitude, the intangible. Sometimes you pick these up watching your colleagues or something tells you that this is how you should do your things…It is a choice, anytime you think this is getting to you, you can resign as a Judge,” Madam Akuffo stressed in an interview with Bola Ray, monitored by The Ghana Report.
The former Chief Justice also bemoaned the high number of people entering the legal profession in Ghana.
Describing the recent mass call to the Bar as “becoming an assembly line”, she disclosed many are now becoming lawyers for their personal gains and not to help.