KOFI ANOKYE OWUSU-DARKO (BLOG2)

  INTRODUCTION This article is prompted by recent events during the parliamentary vetting of Supreme Court nominees, where questions emerged regarding the implications of Article 155 of the 1992 Constitution —particularly concerning judicial pensions and late-career appointments. The intersection of Article 155 with the mandatory retirement provisions in Article 145(2) of the 1992 Constitution creates a strategic pathway where senior public service lawyers can transition into the judiciary at age 60, serve a minimum of five years , and secure a lifetime pension equivalent to that of a serving Justice. This arrangement effectively turns late-career judicial appointments into a comfortable retirement plan for those nearing the end of their public service careers. The focus of this article is to spotlight this under-examined constitutional mechanism and evaluate whether it inadvertently incentivizes such appointments , driven more by strategic retirement planning than by a...