Suleiman Galadima
CFR (born October 1946) is a Nigerian
jurist
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and Justice of the
Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Early life
Justice Galadima was born in October 1946 in
Nasarawa State, Northern
Nigeria
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.
He attended Government College Keffi where he obtained the West Africa School Certificate in 1965 before he proceeded to
Ahmadu Bello University
Ahmadu Bello University Zaria is a federal government research university in Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. ABU was founded on 4 October 1962, as the pioneer university in Northern Nigeria. It was founded and named after the Sardauna of Sokoto, Al ...
where he obtained a bachelor's degree in
Law in 1977 and was
Call to the bar
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after he graduated from the
Nigerian Law School
The Nigerian Law School is an educational institution set up by the Government of Nigeria in 1962 to provide a Nigerian legal education to foreign-trained lawyers, and to provide practical training for aspiring Legal Practitioners in Nigeria. ...
in 1978.
He later received a master's degree in law from the
University of Jos
The University of Jos, abbreviated as Unijos, is a Federal University in Jos, Plateau State, central Nigeria.
History
What became the University of Jos was established in November 1971 from the satellite campus of the University of Ibadan. ...
in 1985.
Law career
He joined the Anambra State Judiciary as Magistrate in July 1988 and in 1990, he was appointed as Attorney General and the Commission for Justice, Plateau state.
In May 1991, he became the High Court Judge of Plateau State.
At the creation of Nasarawa State in 1996, he was appointed as Chief Judge of the State.
On December 9, 1998, he was appointed to the bench of the
Nigerian courts of appeal as Justice.
In August 2010, he was appointed to the bench of the
Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice, alongside Justice
Bode Rhodes-Vivour
Bode Rhodes-Vivour (born 22 March 1951) is a Nigerian jurist and former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.
Early life
Bode Rhodes-vivour was born on 22 March 1951 in Lagos Island, a city in western Nigeria.
to the family of Mr and Mrs ...
.
See also
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List of Justice of the Nigerian courts of appeals
References
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1946 births
Nigerian jurists
Living people