The number of high court judges in Lagos has risen to 59, following the swearing in of three new judges last week by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode. ADEBISI ONANUGA profiles them.ofiles them Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode has sworn in three new High Court judges. They are Justices Abiola Soladoye, Yetunde Pinheiro and Olukayode Ogunjobi. While Justices Soladoye and Pinheiro were appointed from the judiciary, Ogunjobi was appointed from private legal practice. Their appointment bring to 59 the number of judges in Lagos. Justice Soladoye Justice Abiola Oladunni Soladoye (59) rose through the ranks to the position of Chief Registrar, a position she held until her elevation to the bench. She is a 1985 law graduate of the Holbon Law Tutors Greyhound England where she obtained her LL.B and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1986. She was appointed a Magistrate in 1997. As the Chief Registrar, she served as the Probate Registrar, the Official Receiver, the Tax Master and the Sherriff of the High Court of state. Prior to becoming the Chief Registrar, she had served as Deputy Chief Registrar (Legal), Deputy Chief Registrar (Administration), and Registrar of Titles, Land Registry. As a Magistrate, she was appointed to serve on various committees, including Criminal Justice Committee of the UN-ODCCP Pilot Court project in collaboration with state Judiciary, among others. Before joining the state Judiciary, Justice Soladoye did the National Youth Service Corps Scheme (NYSC) with the law firm of Ogunsanya & Ogunsanya & Co in 1986 and worked there till 1988 before joining Haisha Investments Company Limited as Company Secretary and Head of Legal from 1988 till 1995. She was sponsored by Ford Foundation to work with the Continuing Legal Education Association of Nigeria as an Administrator between 1995 and 1997 before joining the state Judiciary. She has attended several professional training and seminars both locally and at internationally. She is an associate of some professional bodies, including Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Nigeria) and Soroptimist International. A former Vice-Chairman of the Magistrate Association of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter, and member of the Criminal Justice Sector Reform Committee, Lagos State. Justice Pinheiro Justice Yetunde Pinheiro (48), is a law graduate of the University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka, where she obtained her LL.B in 1991 and Masters in Law (LLM) in 1996. She was called to the Bar in 1992. Justice Pinheiro rose through the ranks to become a Chief Magistrate, having served in various magisterial divisions. As a magistrate, she delivered an average of 150 judgments and 250 rulings yearly. Prior to her appointment as a magistrate, Justice Pinheiro observed her NYSC programme between 1992 and 1993 and did her primary assignment as Solicitor/Legal Assistant at Agip Oil Plc. Her experience in the oil firm increased her interest in private practice. She resigned and joined the law firm of Idowu Sofola & Co, Lagos in 1994 as a Litigation Counsel. Justice Pinheiro has attended various conferences, workshops, and seminars. She attended a labour training course at the Michael Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies in 2016; the Commonwealth Magistrates’ and Judges’ Association Conference, University of Brighton in September 2010; Stakeholders summit on ‘Improvement of Case Flow Management Across Criminal Justice Institution’ (2009); workshop on ‘Promoting Ethics and Integrity at the Magistrate Court’ (2008); Forensic Workshop Series 1 (2009); Interactive Workshop on ‘Administration of Criminal Justice Law’ (2008); ADR Workshop for Magistrates on LMDC Law and Practice Directions on Mediation Procedure (2008); and Computer Appreciation Programme (2008); Others were ‘Handling the Criminal Case-Nigerian Magistrates’, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada (2007); Stakeholders summit on ‘Magistracy and Justice Sector Reform’ (2007); ‘The Magistracy in the 21st Century-The Way Forward’ (2006) and ‘A three-day workshop on ‘Reforms of Civil Procedure Rules (2002), among others. Justice Olukayode Ola Ogunjobi Justice Olukayode Ogunjobi (58) is a 1986 law graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife where he obtained a LL.B. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1987. He took part in the NYSC programme between 1987 and 1988 in Aba, Imo State (now Abia State) and has been in private legal practice since 1989. In 1991, Justice Ogunjobi established his law firm, Kayode Ogunjobi & Co. His experience spanned over three decades. He is a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Lagos Branch and the International Bar Association (IBA). He is an attorney with experience in Civil and Criminal Litigation at the state and federal high courts, National Industrial Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Nigeria. Justice Ogunjobi was a member of the Law and Educational Publishers’ Editorial Team for 44million Volumes of “Encyclopedia of the Laws of Federal Republic of Nigeria’’. He is also the author of “Pleadings in Civil Procedure: A Reference Practice Guide”, an authoritative text for lawyers in civil litigation. He is a member, Executive Committee, Environmental Research Law Institute(ERLI) and a Director, Civil Forum Initiative (CFI), two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) concerned with Environmental Protection and Civic Education.]]>

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