Paul Baffoe-Bonnie

Paul Kwadwo Baffoe-Bonnie (born 26 December 1956) is a Ghanaian Supreme Court Judge. He is the Chief Justice of Ghana. He was nominated for the role of substantive Chief Justice on September 21, 2025. He was vetted and approved by Parliament of Ghana and was sworn in as Chief Justice of Ghana on 17 November 2025.

Early life and education Baffoe-Bonnie was born on 26 December 1956; his parents are Opanyin Baffoe-Bonnie, from Sewua in the Bosomtwe district, and Ama Kyerewaa, from Breman in Kumasi.

In law school, Baffoe-Bonnie was roommates with New Patriotic Party politician Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie and very good friends with former Chief Justice of Ghana Kwasi Anin-Yeboah; he referred to the three of them forming "a trio of village law students".

Career Baffoe-Bonnie was called to the Bar in Ghana in 1983. He worked as a Circuit Court Judge at Kumasi, and later served as High Court Judge at Duayaw Nkwanta. He was appointed an Appeals Court judge in 2006. He was appointed a Supreme Court Judge by the President of Ghana John Kufuor in June 2008.

Election petition In 2013, Baffoe-Bonnie was on the panel of Supreme Court Judges who ruled against a petition brought before it where the New Patriotic Party asked for about four million votes to be scrapped for alleged tampering in the 2012 Ghanaian general election.

Appointment as Acting Chief Justice Baffoe-Bonnie was appointed to serve as acting Chief Justice of Ghana following the suspension of Gertrude Torkornoo on April 23. His appointment and vetting was challenged by the removed Chief Justice on 16 October 2025, alleging that her removal was unconstitutional and that the findings of the committee were "irrational, absurd and perverse in the Wednesbury sense".

Personal life Baffoe-Bonnie is married to Patience Baffoe-Bonnie. Kwasi Sainti Baffoe-Bonnie, who owned Network Broadcasting Company Limited which run Radio Gold FM in Ghana, was his brother.