Akufo-Addo nominates Gertrude Torkornoo as the new Chief Justice.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated Supreme Court Justice Gertrude Araba Esabaa Torkornoo as the next Chief Justice of Ghana.

When approved by Parliament, Justice Torkornoo will replace Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, who reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70 for justices of the Court of Appeal and Supreme Court on May 24, this year.

Following in the footsteps of Georgina Theodora Wood and Sophia Akuffo, Justice Torkornoo will become the third female Chief Justice in history.

President Akufo-Addo's third appointment to the position of Chief Justice since assuming office in January 2017 will be Justice Torkornoo.