Gertrude Torkornoo

Justice
Gertrude Araba Esabaa Sackey Torkornoo
Chief Justice of Ghana
In office
12 June 2023 – 1 September 2025
Nominated byNana Akufo-Addo
Preceded byKwasi Anin-Yeboah
Succeeded byPaul Baffoe-Bonnie
Supreme Court Judge
In office
2019 – 1 September 2025
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
SpouseKofi Torkornoo
Education
Alma mater
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Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo (born on 11 September 1962) is a Ghanaian judge who served as Chief Justice of Ghana from 2023 to 2025. She was nominated to the Supreme Court in November 2019 and received parliamentary approval in December 2019. She was sworn in on 17 December 2019. She was nominated to the office of Chief Justice in April 2023 to replace Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah who retired as Chief Justice on 24 May 2023. She was the 15th Chief Justice of Ghana from 12 June 2023 until her dismissal on 1 September 2025.