Bode Rhodes-Vivour (born 22 March 1951) is a Nigerian

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and former justice of the

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Early life

Bode Rhodes-vivour was born on 22 March 1951 in

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, a city in western

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. to the family of Mr and Mrs Akinwunmi Rhodes-Vivour. He obtained a bachelor's degree in

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from the

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in 1974 and was

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in 1975 after graduating from the

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. In 1983, he received a certificate in Legislative Drafting from the

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under the Commonwealth Programme.

Law career

In 1975, he joined the

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as State Counsel and became Director of Public Prosecutions in 1989. He was appointed a High Court Judge in 1994 and in 2005 appointed to the Nigerian courts of appeal as Justic

In August 2010, he was appointed a Justice of the

along with Justice Suleiman Galadima.

Personal life

He is married to Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour.

References

1951 births Nigerian jurists People from Lagos University of Lagos alumni Nigerian Law School alumni Living people Supreme Court of Nigeria justices {{Nigeria-bio-stub

Early life

Law career

Personal life

See also

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