List of past Chief Justices of Nigeria
List of Chief Justice of Nigeria
The judicial arm of the Nigerian government consists of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, the Court of Appeals, the High Courts, and other trial courts such as the Magistrates‘, Customary, Sharia and other specialisedcourts.[1] The Chief Justice of Nigeria, abbreviated as CJN preside over the Supreme Court and thirteen associate justices, who are appointed by the president on the recommendation of the National Judicial Councilsubject to the approval of the National Assembly.[2][2]
The table below outline the List of Chief Justice of Nigeria from 1958 till date.
| Chief Justice | Term |
| Sir Edwin Speed | 1914–1918 |
| Sir Ralph Combe | 1918–1929 |
| Donald Kingdon | 1929–1946 |
| Sir John Verity | 1946–1954 |
| Sir Stafford Sutton | 1955–1958 |
| Sir Adetokunbo Ademola | 1958–1972 |
| Taslim Olawale Elias | 1972–1975 |
| Darnley Arthur Alexander | 1975–1979 |
| Atanda Fatai Williams | 1979–1983 |
| George Sodeinde Sowemimo | 1983–1985 |
| Ayo Gabriel Irikefe | 1985–1987 |
| Mohammed Bello | 1987–1995 |
| Muhammad Lawal Uwais | 1995–2006 |
| Salihu Moddibo Alfa Belgore | 2006–2007 |
| Idris Legbo Kutigi | 2007–2009 |
| Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu | 2009–2011 |
| Dahiru Mustapher | 2011–2012 |
| Aloma Mariam Mukhtar[2][3] | 2012–2014 |
| Mahmud Mohammed | 2014–2016 |
| Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen | 2017–2019 |
| Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad | 2019 |
