Jurist,
Mother,
& Writer
Hello, and thank you for visiting. My name is Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo – though my family and close friends know me simply as Trudy.
I am honoured to have served as Ghana’s 15th Chief Justice, after having served as a judge at various levels from 2004. On this platform, I share a little about my personal life, reflections, as well as updates on reforms we worked on at the judicial service during my tenure.
Read on to find out about these matters as well as access my blog posts about faith and the lessons I continue to learn – as a leader, a wife, mother and grandmother, and a Ghanaian committed to service.
Justice belongs to everyone.
Let’s make it work for everyone.
Initiatives, stories and snapshots from courtrooms across Ghana.
LEADing Justice
A radical vision to make the justice system more efficient and accessible for all Ghanaians
Archives Unit Reforms
Modernizing the Courts’ Documentary Filing and Research Units
Justice Clubs
Introducing the legal system to Ghanaian secondary school students
Assizes
Reforming the jury system to make it better for all
Journey through the Bible
Reflections on faith, life and leadership.
Flight from Casablanca
How I longed for escape from parts of my life that simply strangled! From the routine of driving three hours every day to and from work and not sure of…
