Nigeria’s 22 Chief Justices Since 1914

 


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
Sir 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 Musdapher, 2011–2012
Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, 2012–2014
Mahmud Mohammed, 2014–2016
Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, 2017–2019
Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, 2019–2022
Olukayode Ariwoola, 2022- date

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