Past Justices of Supreme Court of Nigeria

List of Past Justices of Supreme Court of Nigeria

The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court in the country. It consists of the Chief Justice of Nigeria and up to twenty other Justices, who are appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council and subject to confirmation by the Senate. Under the Constitution, Justices of the Supreme Court are required to retire after a mandatory service age of 70 years.

S/N	Full Name	Position	Period
1	Stafford Foster Sutton (Past CJF)	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1956–1958
2	James Henley Coussey	Justice	1958–1959
3	Percival Cyril Hubbard	Justice	1957–1959
4	John Verity	Justice	1956–1959
5	Olumuyiwa Jibowu	Justice	1955–1959
6	Robert Yorke Hedges	Justice	1958–1960
7	George Fredrick Dove-Edwin	Justice	1958–1960
8	Wilfred Hugh Hurley	Justice	1958–1960
9	Irwin William Henry	Justice	1956–1960
10	Miles John Abbott	Justice	1957–1961
11	William Algernon Holwell Duffus	Justice	1960–1964
12	Vahe Robert Bairamian	Justice	1960–1965
13	Samuel Okai Quashie-Idun	Justice	1958–1966
14	Charles Dadi Onyeama	Justice	1964–1967
15	Michael Oguejiofo Ajegbo	Justice	1964–1967
16	Edgar Ignatius G. Unsworth	Justice	1960–1971
17	Adetokunbo Ademola KBE, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1958–1972
18	Ian Lewis	Justice	1966–1972
19	John Idowu Conrad Taylor	Justice	1960–1973
20	Taslim Olawale Elias CFR, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1972–1975
21	George Baptist A. Coker	Justice	1964–1975
22	Dan Ibekwe	Justice	1973–1976
23	Mahman Nasir	Justice	1975–1976
24	Charles Olusoji Madarikan	Justice	1975–1977
25	Darnley Arthur Alexander CBE, KCMG, CFR, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1975–1979
26	Buba Ardo	Justice	1978–1979
27	Andrews Otutu Obaseki	Justice	1977–1981
28	Eugene Olufemi Adeyinka Morgan	Justice	1963–1982
29	Sir Udo Udoma	Justice	1968–1982
30	Atanda Fatai-Williams CON, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1979–1983
31	Chukwunwike Idigbe	Justice	1964–1983
32	George Sodeinde Sowemimo CON, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1983–1985
33	Ayo Gabriel Irikefe OFR, CON, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1985–1987
34	Boonyamin Oladiran Kazeen	Justice	1984–1987
35	Dahunsi Olugbemi Coker	Justice	1984–1987
36	Anthony Nnaemezie Aniagolu	Justice	1978–1987
37	Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa	Justice	1984–1989
38	Ebenezer Babasanya Craig	Justice	1987–1989
39	Kayode Eso	Justice	1978–1990
40	Augustine Nnamani	Justice	1979–1990
41	Abdul Ganiyu Olatunji Agbaje	Justice	1987–1990
42	Paul Nkemdilim Nwokedi	Justice	1991
43	Ephraim Ibukun Akpata	Justice	1990–1992
44	Bolarinwa Oyegoke Babalakin	Justice	1991–1992
45	Saidu Kawu	Justice	1984–1993
46	Philip Nnaemeka-Agu	Justice	1987–1993
47	Uche Omo	Justice	1991–1993
48	Shehu Usman Mohammed	Justice	1992–1993
49	Olajide Olatawura	Justice	1990–1994
50	Mohammed Bello CON, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1987–1995
51	Yekini Olayiwola Adio	Justice	1993–1997
52	Abubakar Bashir Wali	Justice	1987–2002
53	Adolphus Godwin Karibi-Whyte	Justice	1984–2002
54	Godfrey Okay Achike	Justice	1998–2002
55	Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu	Justice	1992–2003
56	Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola	Justice	1998–2003
57	Michael Ekundayo Ogundare	Justice	1992–2004
58	Anthony Ikechukwu Iguh	Justice	1993–2004
59	Uthman Mohammed	Justice	1993–2005
60	Dennis Onyejife Edozie	Justice	2003–2005
61	Muhammadu Lawal Uwais CON, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	1995–2006
62	Akintola Olufemi Ejiwunmi	Justice	1998–2006
63	Ignatius Chukwudi Pats-Acholonu	Justice	2003–2006
64	Salisu Modibbo Alfa Belgore CON, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2006–2007
65	Umar Attu Kalgo	Justice	1998–2007
66	Samson Odemwingie Uwaifo	Justice	1998–2007
67	Sylvester Umaru Onu	Justice	1993–2008
68	Sunday Akintola Akintan	Justice	2004–2008
69	Idris Legbo Kutigi CON, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2007–2009
70	Pius Olayiwola Aderemi	Justice	2007–2009
71	Niki Tobi	Justice	2002–2010
72	George Adesola Oguntade	Justice	2004–2010
73	Ikechi Francis Ogbuagu	Justice	2005–2010
74	James Ogenyi Ogebe	Justice	2008–2010
75	Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu CON, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2010–2011
76	Dahiru Musdapher CON, CFR, FNIALS, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2011–2012
77	Olufunlola Oyelola Adekeye	Justice	2009–2012
78	Francis Fedode Tabai	Justice	2006–2012
79	Stanley Shenko Alagoa	Justice	2012–2013
80	Aloma Mariam Mukhtar CON, CFR, FNIALS, GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2012–2014
81	Christopher Mitchel Chukwuma-Eneh	Justice	2007–2014
82	Muhammad S. Muntaka-Coomassie	Justice	2008–2016
83	John Afolabi Fabiyi	Justice	2009–2016
84	Suleiman Galadima	Justice	2010–2016
85	Mahmud Mohammed GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2014–2016
86	Clara Bata Ogunbiyi	Justice	2012–2018
87	Sidi Dauda Bage	Justice	2019
88	Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2005–2019
89	Kumai Bayang Akaahs OFR	Justice	2012–2019
90	Amiru Sanusi OFR	Justice	2015–2020
91	Bode Rhodes-Vivour	Justice	2010–2020
92	Nwali Sylvester Ngwuta	Justice	2011–2021
93	Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2019–2022
94	Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji	Justice	2016–2022
95	Mary Ukaego Peter-Odili	Justice	2011–2022
96	Ejembi Eko	Justice	2013–2022
97	Abdu Aboki	Justice	2018–2023
98	Amina Adamu Augie CON	Justice	2016–2023
99	Musa Dattijo Muhammad	Justice	2012–2023
100	Chima Centus Nweze	Justice	2014–2023
101	Olukayode Ariwoola GCON	Former Chief Justice of Nigeria	2022–2024

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