'Legal practice not for mediocre exhibition of purported superiority of knowledge' – CJ tells 182 new lawyers

"The practice of law is not a space for the mediocre exhibition of purported superiority of knowledge," Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has told some 182 new lawyers recently called to the bar.

Rather, she said, legal practice is "a space of consistent, humble, sober, and reflective models of thinking that will allow you to serve those who depend on you with clarity and benefit."

The new lawyers included the former president of the Ghana Journalists Association, Gifty Afenyi-Dadzie.

The ceremony was held at a special meeting of the council charged with the responsibility of overseeing legal education in Ghana.

Apart from the Chief Justice, others present included Justices of the superior courts of judicature, the Director of Legal Education at the Ghana School of Law, the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and deans of the various faculties of law.

The CJ admonished the new lawyers that the world is "facing unprecedented challenges that demand wisdom, resilience, and understanding in how lawyers translate legal norms learned and how they are applied to the problems."