Isaac Wuaku

Isaac Newton Kwaku Wuaku (29 December 1926 – 3 April 2020) was a Ghanaian barrister and a judge. He was a retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana.

Early life and education Wuaku hailed from Peki in the Volta Region of Ghana. He was born at Peki, Dzake on 29 December 1926. His mother was Madam Irene Abena Kuma Drah, the second wife of Mr. Agodzo Kofi Wuaku, a renowned carpenter/farmer from the Lemenyigbe Clan of Peki, Avetile. He was the first of four children from the marriage. He had his secondary education at Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast in the 1940s. He later proceeded to University College London for his tertiary education. in 1957 and consequently became Peki's first lawyer. After the dissolution of the partnership, Wuaku established his own practice in Ho. As a token of gratitude to his cousin and mentor, Mr. Seth Elewosi Kwame Wuaku, Wuaku conducted his practice under the name Elewosi Chambers. He was later called to bench and served in Cape Coast and Sunyani prior to his elevation to the Appeals Court bench.