<p style="text-align: center;"><strong><u>JUDGEMENT</u></strong></p><p style="text-align: justify;">The applicant, Lydia Aklamanu, was until 1st September, 2011, a Magistrate at the Family and Juvenile Court ‘C’ at the Ministries in Accra. Following a petition made against her by one Patience Okoe, a three member committee of Inquiry was appointed to investigate the allegations made against her.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The committee after its deliberations, in which the applicant fully participated; and was ably aided by her lawyer made certain unfavourable findings in the nature of impropriety against her. She has a copy of the committee’s report and it does appear to me that she is not aversed to the proceedings of the committee and its conclusion.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">The committee dutifully submitted its report to Her Ladyship the Chief Justice who in utmost obedience to the 1992 Constitution referred the matter to the Judicial Council for consideration and action.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">At its meeting on 30th August 2011, the Judicial Council after exhaustively and passionately deliberating on the committee’s report, accepted the findings…</p>