14 Facts About Sophia Akuffo

Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo was born on 20 December 1949 and was the chief justice of Ghana from 19 June 2017 until 20 December 2019.

Sophia Akuffo had been a judge in the Supreme Court of Ghana since 1995.

Sophia Akuffo furthered her education at the Ghana School of Law where she qualified as a barrister.

Sophia Akuffo has a master's degree in law from Harvard.

Sophia Akuffo worked in private practice and was appointed by Jerry Rawlings to the Supreme Court in November 1995.

Sophia Akuffo has been a member of the Governing Committee of the Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, and the chairperson of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Task Force for several years.

On 11 May 2017, Sophia Akuffo was nominated as the highest ranking Judge of the Supreme Court of Ghana by Nana Sophia Akuffo-Addo, subject to approval by Parliament.

Sophia Akuffo was sworn in by President Akuffo-Addo on 19 June 2017 as the thirteenth Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana.

Sophia Akuffo spoke of her gratitude to some former Presidents of Ghana.

Sophia Akuffo cited Jerry Rawlings who nominated her to the Supreme Court in 1995 and John Kufuor who nominated her for the African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights in 2006.

Sophia Akuffo became president of this court with the support of John Mahama and was nominated by Nana Akufo-Addo as chief justice.

Sophia Akuffo serves as the chairperson of the board of the University of Ghana and holds membership on several boards of directors of various organizations.

Sophia Akuffo has a daughter who goes by the name Violet Padi and two grand children Samuel Osei and Cara Nyame.

Sophia Akuffo has a large extended family including five living sisters but is seen to be closer to the three mentioned above.