Sophia Akuffo

Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo JSC
Sophia Akuffo undergoing vetting for the role of Chief Justice in the Supreme Court of Ghana
13th Chief Justice of Ghana 24th Chief Justice of Gold Coast/Ghana
In office 19 June 2017 – 20 December 2019
Appointed by	Nana Akufo-Addo
Preceded by	Georgina Wood
Succeeded by	Kwasi Anin-Yeboah
Supreme Court Judge
In office 30 November 1995 – 20 December 2019
Appointed by	Jerry Rawlings
Personal details
Born	(1949-12-20) 20 December 1949 (age 74) Akropong-Akuapem in the Eastern Region of Ghana
Children	1 daughter
Alma mater	Parliament Hill School Wesley Girls' High School University of Ghana Ghana School of Law Harvard University
Occupation	Lawyer Judge

Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo JSC (born 20 December 1949) was the Chief Justice of Ghana from 19 June 2017 until 20 December 2019. She had been a Judge in the Supreme Court of Ghana since 1995.^[1]