Judge of the Court of Appeal, clocked 63 on the 8th of September, 2017. She was educated at the Christ Church Primary School, Uwani, Enugu; St Catherine’s Secondary School, Nkwerre; the University of Nigeria, Nsukka; the Nigeria Law School and the University of Calabar.

Adaukwu worked with the Legal Aids Council and the Ministry of Justice, Enugu; taught law at the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT); served in the Abia and Anambra State judiciary as a high court judge before her elevation to the Court of Appeal. She is a member of many professional bodies and is married to Dr. Nkemka Jombo-Ofo and they are blessed with children.