Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has expressed her readiness to leverage technology to improve the efficiency of the Judiciary.
Speaking at her swearing-in ceremony, the new CJ stated that there was a need to acquire electronic equipment for capturing court documents as well as develop a networked infrastructure among registries and stakeholders to enable the next stage of automation.
She noted that just 62 percent of courts today use computers as part of their workflow despite attempts over the last two decades to automate court operations.
“Two decades since tackling the issue of automation, only 62 percent of courts use computers as part of their work. Computerization is only the first process of the automation of court processes. After acquiring electronic devices to capture records of court processes, the registry, and offices of stakeholders must be networked in other to allow for the next level of automation.
“This is a national burden and we are slowed by any sluggishness in the nation’s digitalization drive. Currently, our records show that only 26 percent of courts are networked and only 12 percent of courts have been brought into the bracket of full automation in the operation through the digitalization of their processes,” Justice Torkornoo said during her Swearing-in on Monday, June 12.
President Akufo-Addo on his part said the new CJ is qualified for the job.
Speaking at the swearing-in ceremony, President Akufo-Addo said “The choice of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as the 15th Chief Justice was not a particularly difficult one to make in view of her level of qualification, the number of years spent with distinction at the bench, and the superior court of judicature.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana
