Jonathan Owusu Asare, a private legal practitioner has filed a writ in the registry of the Supreme Court seeking declarative reliefs of unconstitutionality against the application for the position of High Court Judge by Justice Abdul-Hakeem Osman when he was less than ten years at the Bar.

In his writ, Mr. Asare seeks declarative reliefs of unconstitutionality against the vetting and the advice offered by the Judicial Council to the President for the appointment of Justice Abdul-Hakeem Osman as a High Court Justice when he was not ten years at the Bar.

In his writ numbered J1/9/2026 filed on the 18th day of February 2026, the Plaintiff-Legal Practitioner seeks perpetual restraints against the Judicial Service from the acceptance of applications, vetting and offer of advice by the Judicial Council to the President for the appointment of persons as High Court Judges when the said applicants are less than 10 years at the Bar.

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In his writ, Mr. Asare seeks interpretation from the Supreme Court on Articles 139(4) and 144(3) of the 1992 Constitution against applications by lawyers less than ten years at the Bar for appointment as Justices of the High Court.

Per the writ, the Plaintiff also requests interpretation on Articles 139(4) and 144(3) of the 1992 Constitution to the effect that the vetting of lawyers and advisory opinions on such applicants who are not yet ten years at the Bar for appointment as Justices of the High Court are constitutionally illegal.

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