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What roles did Gertrude Torkornoo hold, and when?

Gertrude Torkornoo

Former Chief Justice of Ghana, suspended in April 2025 and removed on 1 September 2025 under Article 146 of the Constitution, who challenged the process before Ghanaian courts and the ECOWAS Court of Justice.

Latest source 2 Jul 2026Updated 27 Oct 20267 sources

FormerNow

1 dated role on record; no current role confirmed.

Identity record: Public Figure Record Verified

Roles, most recent first

  1. 1 Sep 2025
    Chief Justice of Ghana Judiciary of Ghana Former

    Head of Ghana's judiciary; suspended 22 April 2025 and removed 1 September 2025.1 2 3

Where the dates come from

  1. PrimaryECOWAS Court dismisses former Ghanaian Chief Justice's human rights claims over suspension and removal from officeECOWAS Community Court of Justice · 24 Jun 2026
  2. SecondaryECOWAS Court dismisses Torkornoo's human rights claims against GhanaGraphic Online (Daily Graphic) · 24 Jun 2026
  3. SecondaryJustice Torkornoo: from suspension to removal in 133 daysStarr FM · Sep 2025

Changes

27 Oct 2026 Published after review.

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