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Encyclopedia > Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is the head of the judicial branch of the government of Nigeria, and presides over the country's Supreme Court. The current Chief Justice is Idris Legbo Kutigi. The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court in Nigeria, and is located in the Central District, Abuja, in what is known as the Three Arms Zone, so called due to the close proximity of the offices of the Presidential Complex, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court. ...


List of past Chief Justices

Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Nigeria
Chief Justice Term
Ademola Adetokunbo 1958 - 1972
Taslim Olawale Elias 1972 - 1975
Darnley Arthur Alexander 1975 - 1979
Atanda Fatai Williams 1983 - 1985
George Sodeinde Sowemimo 1958 - 1972
Ayo Gabriel Irikefe 1985 - 1987
Mohammed Bello 1987 - 1995
Muhammad Lawal Uwais 1995 - 2006
Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore 2006 - 2007
Idris Legbo Kutigi 2007 - present

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