Mahmud Mohammed

Mahmud Mohammed GCON (born 10 November 1946) is a Nigerian jurist and Chief Justice of Nigeria from 2014 to 2016.[1][2][3]

Mahmud Mohammed
GCON CON OFR
Chief Justice of Nigeria
In office
November 2014 – 10 November 2016
Preceded byAloma Mariam Mukhtar
Succeeded byWalter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen
Personal details
Born (1946-11-10) 10 November 1946
Jalingo, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria)
Political partyNon-partisian

Early life

Justice Mohammed was born on November 10, 1946 in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, northeastern Nigeria.[4] He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree at Ahmadu Bello University in 1970 and was called to the Nigerian bar, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School.[5]

Law career

He joined the services of the Ministries of Justice of the defunct North-eastern state as a barrister and in 1991, he became the acting Chief judge of Taraba State, the same year his appointment was confirmed as the Chief Judge of the state.[6] In 2005, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice.[7] In November 2014, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria to succeed Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the first female Justice of Nigeria.[8] Justice Mahmud Mohammed is currently the Chairman of the National Judicial Council.[4]

Membership

References
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  2. "CJN warns judges against scuttling 2015 polls". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 28 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  3. "Jonathan, others honour fallen heroes". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Archived from the original on 25 June 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  4. "FJSC Nominates Mahmud Mohammed as Next CJN, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  5. "Justice Mahmud Mohammed". Vanguard News. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  6. "Jonathan approves Justice Mahmud Mohammed as next CJN". DailyPost Nigeria. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  7. OUR REPORTER. "The man Justice Mahmud Mohammed". The Nation. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  8. "Mahmud Mohammed: The new Chief Justice of Nigeria". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
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