- Ghana’s new Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Araba Essaba Torkornoo, has been sworn in to take over for Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, who retired in May 2023.
- In Ghana’s history, after Sophia Akuffo and Justice Georgina Theodore Wood, she is the third female chief justice.
- Since 2019, Torkornoo has held positions in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and High Court.
- President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo congratulated her and expressed confidence in her ability to manage the judiciary.
