Justice Gertrude: leader, mother & writer
Welcome and happy reading!
My name is Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. Though family and close friends know me simply as, Trudy. Others know me as, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo.
On this website, I share updates on Judicial Service reforms, stories from real Ghanaians interacting with the justice system, and personal reflections on lessons I am learning as a leader, a woman of faith, and a Ghanaian committed to service.
Chief Justice and more
I serve as Ghana’s Chief Justice but before I put my Chief Justice hat on, I am a wife of one, a mother of four beautiful, talented daughters, a grandmother to three (and counting) gorgeous grandchildren and a woman of faith.
I became a judge in 2004 and have worked in the judiciary for over two decades – from the High Court to the Court of Appeal, to the Supreme Court, and now in this role of national responsibility.
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Books
Justice Gertrude’s thoughts on life, Christianity, & Africa
The Child And The Rainbow
An exploratory journey of words capturing life and loving in this joyous black skin.
The Wise Still Hear the Birds
Celebrate the heavenly journey with bite sized testimonies in the form of poetry.