{
  "id": 11363599,
  "title": "Over 130 courts are without magistrates – JUSAG",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/over-130-courts-are-without-magistrates-jusag",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T04:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/over-130-courts-are-without-magistrates-jusag/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Over 130 courts in Ghana are currently without magistrates, according to the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG). JUSAG President Samuel Afotey Otu has appealed to the government to expedite the recruitment process to fill these vacancies and ensure efficient administration of justice. Otu further urged the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to review the remuneration and conditions of service for judges and magistrates, with a focus on reducing the salary gap between lower bench and superior court judges.",
  "summary": "The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says more than 130 courts across the country are currently without magistrates, a situation that requires urgent recruitment to ensure efficient administration of justice.",
  "key_points": [],
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        "outlet": "Adom Online",
        "title": "Over 130 courts are without magistrates – JUSAG",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/over-130-courts-are-without-magistrates-jusag-11364474",
        "published": "2026-10-02T05:25:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}