Common questions

Who are the 8 chief justices?

Who are the 8 chief justices?

Supreme Court of the United States

  • CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN ROBERTS.
  • ASSOCIATE JUSTICES. SAMUEL ALITO. AMY CONEY BARRETT. STEPHEN BREYER. NEIL GORSUCH. ELENA KAGAN. BRETT KAVANAUGH. SONIA SOTOMAYOR. CLARENCE THOMAS.

Who is the first female chief justice of Nigeria?

In her career, Mukhtar has been many firsts: she is the first female lawyer from Northern Nigeria, first female judge of the High Court in Kano State judiciary, the first female justice of the Court of Appeal of Nigeria, the first female justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (certain sources have erroneously given …

Who are the current justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria?

Current Justices Of the Supreme Court

  • Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad GCON.
  • Mary Odili CFR.
  • Olukayode Ariwoola.
  • Musa Datijo Muhammad.
  • Kudirat Kekere-Ekun.
  • Chima Centus Nweze.
  • Amina Augie.
  • Ejembi Eko.

Who are the 12 Supreme Court judges?

The Supreme Court as composed October 27, 2020 to present. Front row, left to right: Associate Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr., Associate Justice Clarence Thomas, Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., Associate Justice Stephen G. Breyer, and Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor.

Who is current Chief Justice of Nigeria?

Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad CFR (born 31 December 1953) is a Nigerian jurist, who serves as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria since 2005 and the Chief Justice of Nigeria since 2019.

How many justices are in Nigeria?

Supreme Court of Nigeria
Number of positions 16
Website www.supremecourt.gov.ng
Chief Justice of Nigeria
Currently Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad GCON

What is the highest rank in court?

A chief judge (also known as chief justice, presiding judge, president judge or administrative judge) is the highest-ranking or most senior member of a court or tribunal with more than one judge. The chief judge commonly presides over trials and hearings.

Who was the first Chief Justice of Nigeria?

Justice Adetokunboh Adegboyega Ademola made history on April 1, 1958 as the first Nigerian Chief Justice, succeeding Foster-Sutton. Product of Cambridge University, he was called to the Bar in 1934, became a Magistrate in 1939 and was elevated to High Court Judge in 1949.

Who is the first female Chief Justice of Nigeria?

The name of the woman who made history by becoming the first female Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria is Aloma Mariam Mukhtar. She is currently 73 years old, born on November the 20th, 1944.

Who is the Chief Justice of the Nigerian Federation?

The Chief Justice of Nigeria or CJN is the head of the judicial arm of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the country’s Supreme Court and the National Judicial Council The current Chief Justice is Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad who was appointed 22 March 2019. He took over from the controversially appointed on 25 January…

What power does the Chief Justice have?

The chief justice presides over the Court’s public sessions and also presides over the Court’s private conferences, where the justices decide what cases to hear and how to vote on the cases they have heard. Perhaps the chief justice’s greatest power is the power to decide who writes the Court’s majority opinion if,…

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