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Members of the Commission

Paragraph 12, Part I of the Third Schedule of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) stipulates the composition of the Federal Judicial Service Commission.

Hon. Justice Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON
Chairman

Hon. Justice Motonmori Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun, GCON

Chief Justice of Nigeria

Motonmori Olatokunbo KEKERE-EKUN GCON, JSC (Nee Fasinro) was born on May 7, 1958. She obtained her LL.B in 1980 from the University of Lagos and LL.M from the London School of Economic and Political Science in November 1983. She was called to the Nigerian Bar on 10th July 1981.

From 1985 to 1989 she was in private practice and was later appointed a Senior Magistrate Grade II, Lagos State Judiciary in December 1989. She was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Lagos State on July 19, 1996. She served as Chairman, Robbery and Firearms Tribunal, Zone II, Ikeja, Lagos from November 1996 to May 1999.

Hon. Justice Kekere-Ekun was elevated to the Court of Appeal on 22nd September 2004 where she served in various Divisions of the Court and as Presiding Justice of two Divisions of the Court (Makurdi & Akure).

She was elevated to the Supreme Court of Nigeria as the 5th female Justice of the Court and was sworn-in on Monday 8 July 2013.

She has attended numerous courses and seminars within and outside Nigeria and has also received several merit awards. Hon. Justice Kekere-Ekun is a Life Bencher, a Member of the International Association of Women Judges and currently its President. She is happily married with children.

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Hon. Justice Monica Bolna'an Dongban-Mensem, CFR
Member
Hon. Justice Monica Bolna'an Dongban-Mensem, CFR

President, Court of Appeal

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Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN
Member
Prince Lateef Olasunkanmi Fagbemi, SAN

Attorney-General of the Federation & Minister of Justice

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Hon. Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, OFR
Member
Hon. Justice John Terhemba Tsoho, OFR

Chief Judge, Federal High Court of Nigeria

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Hon. Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip, PhD, OFR, FNIALS, FCTI, FCArb, BPA
Member
Hon. Justice Benedict Bakwaph Kanyip, PhD, OFR, FNIALS, FCTI, FCArb, BPA

President, National Industrial Court of Nigeria

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Mahmud Abubakar Magaji, SAN
Member
Mahmud Abubakar Magaji, SAN

Senior Advocate of Nigeria – Principal Partner, Mahmud & Co (Rahusa Chambers)

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Nnamonso Ekanem, SAN
Member
Nnamonso Ekanem, SAN

Senior Advocate of Nigeria

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Mr. Saka Bolaji Suleiman
Member
Mr. Saka Bolaji Suleiman

Public Administrator

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Prof. Gaji Fatima Dantata
Member
Prof. Gaji Fatima Dantata

Professor of Special Education, Bayero University Kano

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Mrs. H.A. Turaki, LB, FICMC
The Secretary
Mrs. H.A. Turaki, LB, FICMC

Secretary, Federal Judicial Service Commission

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