Gertrude Torkornoo

Justice
Gertrude Torkornoo
Chief Justice of Ghana
Incumbent
Assumed office
12 June 2023
Nominated byNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byKwasi Anin-Yeboah
Supreme Court Judge
Incumbent
Assumed office
2019
Nominated byNana Akufo-Addo
Justice of the Appeal Court of Ghana
In office
October 2012 – December 2019
Nominated byJohn Mahama
Justice of the High Court of Ghana
In office
14 May 2004 – October 2012
PresidentJohn Kufour
Personal details
Born (1962-09-11) 11 September 1962 (age 62)
Ghana
Education
Alma mater

Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo (born on 11 September 1962) is the current Chief Justice of the republic of Ghana. She was nominated to the Supreme Court in November 2019 and received parliamentary approval in December 2019.[1] She was sworn in on 17 December 2019.[2] She was nominated to the office of Chief Justice in April 2023 to replace Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah who retired as Chief Justice on May 24, 2023.[3] She was sworn into office as the 15th Chief Justice of Ghana on 12 June 2023.[4]

  1. ^ "Appointments Committee to vet Justice Torkornoo for Supreme Court Today". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Apply laws without fear or favour – Akufo-Addo to new Supreme Court Justices". MyJoyOnline. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Profile of Justice Gertrude Torkornoo". Citinewsroom - Comprehensive News in Ghana. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  4. ^ Gertrude Ankah, Nyavi (12 June 2023). "Justice Gertrude Torkornoo sworn-in as new Chief Justice of Ghana". Graphic Online.