Inumidun Akande
Inumidun Akande (born June 10, 1947) is a Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Judge of Lagos State.[1][2]
Inumidun Akande | |
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Chief Judge of Lagos State | |
In office August 8, 2009 – June 10, 2012 | |
Succeeded by | Ayotunde Phillips |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 June 1947 |
Early life
She attended Holy Trinity Primary School at Ebute Ero, a metropolitan city of Lagos State southwestern Nigeria before she proceeded to Ijebu Ode Grammar School, Ogun State, Nigeria, where she obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1966.[3] She received a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Lagos in 1970. She graduated from the Nigerian Law School in 1971 and was Call to the bar on June 16, 1971.[4]
Law career
She joined the Lagos State Judiciary in the early 1970s and served at the Ministry of Justice as Director of Legislative Drafting, before she got a transfer to the National Assembly, Lagos as Assistant Chief Legal Draftsman in 1983.[5] She was appointed to the Lagos bench on August 8, 1989.[6] She was appointed Chief Judge of Lagos State on September 8, 2009, two years after Babatunde Fashola, the Lagos State Governor assumed office.[7] Inumidun retired from service on June 10, 2012 at the age of 65 and was succeeded by Ayotunde Phillips, the 14th Chief Judge of Lagos State.[8] She is one of the seven Judges probe for Corruption on November 2013 by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.[9]
References
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- Judicial Reporter. "New Chief Judge for Lagos". judicialreporter.org. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Nigerian Women of Distinction, Honour and Exemplary Presidential Qualities". google.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Akande bows out as Lagos Chief Judge". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "Justice Akande retires as Chief Judge of Lagos State - www.channelstv.com". Channels Television. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- "EFCC Probes Seven Judges for Corruption, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Archived from the original on 16 November 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2015.