Sophia Akuffo

Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo JSC (dem born am 20 December 1949) na she be Chief Justice give Ghana from 2017 till 20 December 2019. Prior to dat, na she already be Judge give Supreme Court of Ghana since 1995.

 Ein Education 
De daughter of sam Presbyterian minister, she get ein secondary education for Wesley Girls' High School wey dey Cape Coast wey she obtain ein Bachelor of law degree from de University of Ghana. She further ein education for Ghana School of Law wer she qualify as barrister. Akuffo train as lawyer under Nana Akuffo-Addo. She get Master's degree for Law insyd from Harvard University wey dey USA.

 Ein Career 
Sophia Akuffo be member of de Governing Committee of de Commonwealth Judicial Education Institute, den de Chairperson give Alternative Dispute Resolution Task Force for several years. For January 2006 insyd, dem elect am as one of de first judges of de African Court on Human den Peoples' Rights:Samuel M. Makinda and F. Wafula Okumu, The African Union: challenges of globalization, security, and governance, Routledge, 2006, p. 190 Dem initially elect am for two years wey dem subsequently re-elect am till 2014 wey she serve as Vice-President den President of de Court respectively.

Akuffo wrep The Application of Information & Communication Technology in the Judicial Process – the Ghanaian Experience, a presentation to the African Judicial Network Ghana (2002).

 Ein Judicial Writings 

 New Patriotic Party v Attorney-General (dem sanso refer to am as de CIBA case) 1997 ICHRL 24 (12 March 1997)

 Abankro and Others Vrs Ansah (J2 2 of 2009) [2016] GHASC 74 (9 March 2016)
 Banful and Another Vrs Attorney General and Another (J1 7 of 2016) [2017] GHASC 21 (22 June 2017)
 Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association Vrs Attorney General and Another (J1 4 of 2016) [2017] GHASC 45 (3 November 2017)
 Chraj Vrs Attorney General and Others (J1 3 of 2010) [2011] GHASC 19 (6 April 2011)

 Ein Retirement 
Afta say she serve as Chief Justice, Akuffo retire for 2019 insyd.

For 28 March 2020 insyd, Nana Akufo-Addo appoint Akuffo say make she chair sam newly formed COVID-19 National Trust Fund wey dem inaugurate for de COVID-19 pandemic ein tym.

She san serve as de chairperson of de board of de University of Ghana wey she dey get membership for chaw boards of directors of various organizations.

 Ein Family 
She get kiddie (daughter) wey ein name be Violet Padi den two grand kiddies Samuel Osei den Cara Nyame. She get large extended family wey dey include five living sistos buh she be closer to de three mentioned above.

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