Ghana's President John Mahama has fired the country's Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo following a recommendation by an inquiry.
She had been on suspension since April after complaints were lodged against her in petitions by three individuals, with the president setting up a five-member committee to investigate.
The commission found that "grounds of stated misbehaviour... had been established and recommended her removal from office", the presidency said in a statement on Monday. Ms Torkornoo has dismissed the allegations as unfounded and politically motivated.
The presidency said Mahama was required to act in accordance with the committee's recommendations.
To arrive at its conclusion, the panel reviewed 10,000 pages of evidence from 13 witnesses on behalf of petitioner Daniel Ofori. The chief justice also testified and called 12 other witnesses, including experts.
