WOMEN have made significant progress with their entry into all ranks of the Nigerian judiciary.

Though they still represent the minority, Nigerian female judges have recorded achievements, occupying even the highest leadership positions in the field.

March 10 marks the International Day of Women Judges, which seeks to promote the full and equal participation of women at all levels of the judiciary, to celebrate the progress that has been made and raise awareness about the challenges ahead, says the United Nations. This is the first annual celebration.

In 2012, Nigeria swore in her first Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, who served till 2014, when she attained the mandatory retirement age of 70.

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At the time of her appointment, there had been only three female justices of the Supreme Court, a figure that has now increased to five out of seventeen.

The Court of Appeal also boasts of 22 female judges out of 84, with a woman Monica Bolna’an Dongban-Mensem presiding over it, while the Federal High Court has 26 women out of 74.

The margin between both genders in the field remains wide.

Mukhtar remains the only female out of seventeen CJNs in Nigeria’s history.

However, based on the current system of succession by seniority, a female judge, Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, may be appointed by the Nigerian Judicial Council (NJC) to succeed the incumbent CJN Tanko Muhammad upon his retirement in 2023.

While Supreme Court Justice Mary Odili occupies a more senior position than Kekere-Ekun, she would have attained the mandatory retirement age at the end of Muhammad’s tenure.

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Women have also dominated the Lagos state judiciary.

Since 1995, when Rosaline Omotosho emerged as the first female Chief Judge in Lagos, six others have occupied the position in the state, with only women serving in that capacity between 2009-2019.

Despite the many achievements by female judges in Nigeria, a major stumbling block in attaining leadership positions in the judiciary is the statelessness confronted by Nigerian women upon marriage.

Many women who transfer service to their husbands’ states after marriage often get petitioned upon recommendation, on the basis of states of origin, regardless of years of service.

One of such cases occurred in 2012, when High Court Judge, Ifeoma Jumbo-Ofo, was recommended for the position of Justice of the Court of Appeal in Abia state.

https://www.icirnigeria.org/how-marriage-affects-the-rise-of-female-judges/

When they said The Future Is Female you thought it was a joke?

qarunidumtotuq5:
Wow

ok

Make bobrisky go become Judge make dem promote am

Iyaebe:
When they said The Future Is Female you thought it was a joke?

Did you read the article?

Imagine, police and judiciary are the highest bribe takers, why won't evil darken our land.
After collecting bribe, Slyvester case was swept under the carpet and those stupid cultists were released. I pitied the boy more when his parents released his body twice to up to 10 Nigerian doctors. After all this, why will any cultist be afraid of killing anyone

Hmm

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Many women who transfer service to their husbands’ states after marriage often get petitioned upon recommendation, on the basis of states of origin, regardless of years of service.

One of such cases occurred in 2012, when High Court Judge, Ifeoma Jumbo-Ofo, was recommended for the position of Justice of the Court of Appeal in Abia state.

A petition was written against her to the CJN at the time, Aloma Mukhtar, pointing out that though she had been married into the state, she was not an indigene and could not assume the position.

This is so wrong in all ramifications.

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Who rule the world? Girls
Very soon we'll take over tech.
Women rock.

Lagos has many female judges today that may be incomparable even nationwide

Women were created by God to take care of the home...its in their DNA ...women are just forcing themselves to be what they naturally are not capable of being ...u cant cheat nature

Kingcalls:
Women were created by God to take care of the home...its in their DNA ...women are just forcing themselves to be what they naturally are not capable of being ...u cant cheat nature

misogynist
I'm sure it drives you crazy to see women doing well at work

You can as well tell your daughter not to work because she's a female as if working is gender specific

irunoko:
misogynist

Simpist

Kingcalls:
Women were created by God to take care of the home...its in their DNA ...women are just forcing themselves to be what they naturally are not capable of being ...u cant cheat nature

yeye man. this is how you want to underestimate your daughters? I pray I never meet someone like you. Spit

Kingcalls:


Simpist

e pain am say women dey work

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irunoko:
e pain am say women dey work

E pain u say men don de wise

Animegirl:


yeye man. this is how you want to underestimate your daughters? I pray I never meet someone like you. Spit

Infact she will pray to meet someone like me ....not weak men that u can control and lead to disaster ...


Women only make rules for average or broke men....make fantastic money and u will be immune to cheating and abuse .... example Ned Nwoko ... women don't leave wealthy influential men ... the " i can't be with a man that cheats or tries to control me" is for broke and average men... y dint they leave men like ovia , tinubu , otedola, top politicians and business men, or u think these men don't have countless mistresses ?? Or u think these men don't control their wives ... women only set rules for poor , broke or average men

Reading this article didn't shed light on the topic.

Journalism and story posting are very different things

Iyaebe:
When they said The Future Is Female you thought it was a joke?

madam shut up no be everything be gender war.. the future belongs to those who pursue their dreams with dedication and hardwork... Sit down there dey wait make you no go find work... Malam like you...

Kingcalls:
Women were created by God to take care of the home...its in their DNA ...women are just forcing themselves to be what they naturally are not capable of being ...u cant cheat nature

Women are not forcing themselves to do anything

The problem is that men have become ineffective in their roles of provider and protector, thereby forcing women to pitch in to provide especially.

In today's reality, most men can no longer afford to take care of the family with one means of income, so, unless you want the kids to starve, women have to work.

If more men were effective in their roles, less women would have to work. Working is an act of survival

Shehuyinka:

https://www.icirnigeria.org/how-marriage-affects-the-rise-of-female-judges/

Thrash. Loads of thrash.

Female na the future