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The High Court of Lagos State is the highest state court of law in Lagos State. It has several divisions, including Igbosere, Lagos Island, Ikeja, ...
The Lagos State courts comprises three levels of courts. The high court is the court of last resort before the Supreme Court of Nigeria. [4] It is generally an appellate court that operates under discretionary review, meaning that the Court can choose which cases to hear, by granting of writs of certiorari. [5]
The Federal High Court was formerly called the Federal Revenue Court and was established by the Federal Revenue Act of 1973. [3] However, by virtue of section 228(1) and 230 (2) of the 1979 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was renamed, Federal High Court. [4]
The High Court of a state/FCT and the Federal High Court have similar powers. Due to the fact that there is a division of the Federal High Court in each state and that each state has its own High Court, there is usually some confusion as to which court is which. For example, in Lagos state, there is a Federal High Court, Lagos and a High Court ...
The Chief Judge of Lagos State is the head of the Lagos State Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Lagos State Government and the chief judge of the High Court of Lagos State. From 1967 to 1973, the title was called Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. [1] [2] The appointment is often made by the Governor. "Section 271(1) of the Constitution ...
The Lagos State courts consist of three levels of courts. The High Court is an appellate court that operates under discretionary review, meaning that the Court can choose which cases to hear by granting writs of certiorari. [23] It is the court of last resort. [24] The other two levels are the Magistrates and the Customary Court. [25]
Before his new appointment, he has served the Lagos State Judiciary in various capacities in various Divisions of the High Court of Lagos State. Until his appointment, Justice Alogba was the Administrative Judge (Lagos Judicial Division) for the period, October 2018 to June 2019.
In July 1996, she was appointed Judge of the High Court of Lagos under the administration of the military administrator, Mohammed Buba Marwa. [7] On 20 August 2015, she was appointed as Chief Judge by Babatunde Fashola, the Governor of Lagos State to succeed her sister Ayotunde Phillips. [8] Atilade is the 5th Lagos female Chief Judge. [7]