Sophia Akuffo was the successor to the position of Chief Justice in Ghana after Justice Wood retired. She was appointed to the Chief Justice position in 2017. Justice Akuffo was born in 1949 in Ghana. She received her bachelors in law degree from the University of Ghana, following which she attended the Ghana School of Law from which she obtained her qualification as a barrister in Ghana, and was called to the Ghanaian Bar in 1975. She also has a master’s degree in law (LL.M) from Harvard University.
Sophia Akuffo was originally appointed to the Supreme Court of Ghana by former Court President Rawlings in 1995 and served on the court successively until her appointment as Chief Justice. She is the longest-serving Supreme Court Judge in Ghana. She was nominated to the Chief Justice position in 2017 by President Nana Akufo-Addo, approved of by Parliament, and sworn into the role by the President Nana Akufo-Addo.

Additionally, Sophia Akuffo became one of the first judges for the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in 2006. She was re-elected after her 2-year term for an additional 6 years. During this period, she served as the Vice-President of the Court for four years and the President for 2 years before she left the African Court in 2014. Besides working on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the former Chief Justice was a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council and a member of the Committee of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute.

Lady Justice Akuffo retired from the position of Chief Justice in 2019 on the eve of her 70th birthday, as this is the statutory retirement age for Supreme Court judges in Ghana. Since her retirement, she was appointed as chair for the COVID-19 fund by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The Fund was created in order to receive donations from the public to benefit those vulnerable due to COVID-19.

Sophia Akuffo was the successor to the position of Chief Justice in Ghana after Justice Wood retired. She was appointed to the Chief Justice position in 2017. Justice Akuffo was born in 1949 in Ghana. She received her bachelors in law degree from the University of Ghana, following which she attended the Ghana School of Law from which she obtained her qualification as a barrister in Ghana, and called to the Ghana Bar in 1975. She also has a master’s degree in law (LLM) from Harvard University. Sophia Akuffo was originally appointed to the Supreme Court of Ghana by former President Rawlings in 1995 and served on the court successively until her appointment as Chief Justice. She is the longest-serving Supreme Court Judge in Ghana. She was nominated to the Chief Justice position in 2017 by President Nana Akufo-Addo, approved by Parliament, and sworn into the role by the President Nana Akufo-Addo. Additionally, Sophia Akuffo became one of the first judges for the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights in 2006. She was re-elected after her 2-year term for an additional 6 years. During this period, she served as the Vice-President of the Court for four years and the President for 2 years before she left the African Court in 2014. Besides working on the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, the former Chief Justice was a member of the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council and a member of the Committee of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute. Lady Justice Akuffo retired from the position of Chief Justice in 2019 on the eve of her 70th birthday as the statutory retirement age for Supreme Court judges in Ghana. Since her retirement, she was appointed as chair for the COVID-19 fund by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The Fund was created in order to receive donations from the public to benefit those vulnerable due to COVID-19.