The Chief Judge of Abia State is the title or office appointed to the head of the

judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

of the Abia State Government. The Chief Judge is appointed by the

Governor of Abia State The governor of Abia State is the head of government of Abia State in Nigeria. The governor is the head of the executive branch of the Abia State Government. The governor has a duty to enforce state laws and the power to either approve or veto ...

to preside over the state's High Court and also to oversee and supervise its unified court system. The

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Chief Judge is Justice Lilian Abai, who was appointed into the position by

Alex Otti Alex Otti (born 18 February 1965) is a Nigerian economist, banker, investor, philanthropist, and politician, serving as the current Governor of Abia State in Nigeria. He is from Umuru Umuehim in Isialangwa South LGA. Otti is the former Group Man ...

in May 2023.

Appointment

The Chief Judge is appointed by the Governor on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council subject to confirmation of the appointment by the

Abia State House of Assembly Abia State House of Assembly is the legislative arm of the Abia State Government. It is a unicameral Unicameralism (from ''uni''- "one" + Latin ''camera'' "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislat ...

as required by Section 271 of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria.

List of Chief Judges

Ijeoma Offonry Ijeoma is an Igbo name common in Nigeria. The name means "Safe journey", " A good journey ", " a beautiful journey or for one to " go well or have a fruitful journey". Variants to the name could be " Ijemma " . Notable people with Ijeoma as th ...

Nnenna Oti Nnenna Nnannaya Oti (born 15 November 1958) is a Nigerian professor and the first female substantive Vice-Chancellor of Federal University of Technology Owerri. Oti defeated Ikechukwu Dozie on 13 April 2021 and has resumed office as the 8th Vic ...

(Acting) * Shedrack Nwanosike (Acting) * Stella Nwakanma * Theresa Uzokwe

References

Judiciary of Abia State Chief judges of Abia State {{abia-gov-stub

Appointment

List of Chief Judges

See also

References