Inumidun Akande

Inumidun Akande (born June 10, 1947) is a Nigerian jurist and former Chief Judge of Lagos State.[1][2]

Inumidun Akande
Judge Inimidun Akande
Chief Judge of Lagos State
In office
August 8, 2009 – June 10, 2012
Succeeded byAyotunde Phillips
Personal details
Born (1947-06-10) 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]

References
  1. "Justice Inumidun Akande - P.M. NEWS Nigeria". pmnewsnigeria.com. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  2. "Seven Nigerian Judges Targets Of EFCC Corruption Probe". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  3. http://www.thenationonlineng.net/2011/index.php/mobile/society/50216-‘she-came,-she-saw,-she-conquered’.html
  4. "Hon. Justice Inumidun Akande". nigeriannotables.com. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  5. Judicial Reporter. "New Chief Judge for Lagos". judicialreporter.org. Archived from the original on 26 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  6. Aka, Jubril Olabode (5 March 2012). Nigerian Women of Distinction, Honour and Exemplary Presidential Qualities. ISBN 9781466915558. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. "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.
  8. "Justice Akande retires as Chief Judge of Lagos State - www.channelstv.com". Channels Television. Retrieved 26 April 2015.


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