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The Senate on Wednesday confirmed the nomination of Justice Alooma Mukhtar as the new Chief Justice of Nigeria.
Justice Mukhtar was confirmed after a screening by the whole committee of the upper chamber of the National Assembly.
With this development, she has become the country’s first female chief justice and will replace the retiring Justice Dahiru Musdapher, who will officially quit the bench on Friday.

afam4eva: Pls i have a question. Are there more schooled northern judges than there are southerners? How come most of these high profile judges are northerners. Abi dem go school pass?

OAM4J:

This question has been answered before.

It will always go to the North because many lawyers from the North go for the bench while the ones from the South opt for the bar because there is less money on the bench compare to the bar. Its a case of the South cant eat its cake and have it. The reason you will also find more SANs in the South compare to the North.

Check the list of Nigerian judges, you will find more Northerners on the list.

afam4eva: Pls i have a question. Are there more schooled northern judges than there are southerners? How come most of these high profile judges are northerners. Abi dem go school pass?

afam4eva: Pls i have a question. Are there more schooled northern judges than there are southerners? How come most of these high profile judges are northerners. Abi dem go school pass?

The General: Great!

bola4dprec: in the history of Nigeria judicial system notherner dominante almost high profile

Jabioro: Pls i have a question. Are there more schooled northern judges than there are southerners? How come most of these high profile judges are northerners. Abi dem go school pass?thank you Afam4eva.Na quota system,there sch.cert=our university graduate.

Greatfuture:
You should be ashamed of yourself ethnic juggernut.She merits it

Greatfuture:
You are a biind ethnic bigot who fails to see she merits the position

10 over 10: So much northerners in the key and juicy posts in this country..

OAM4J:

This question has been answered before.

It will always go to the North because many lawyers from the North go for the bench while the ones from the South opt for the bar because there is less money on the bench compare to the bar. Its a case of the South cant eat its cake and have it. The reason you will also find more SANs in the South compare to the North.

Check the list of Nigerian judges, you will find more Northerners on the list.

Sagamite:

I doubt that will be the only factor contributing to that outcome. I am pretty sure quota system will also play a part.

Secondly, I would be very surprised if their are more Northerners as judges. If that is the case, I would be interested in knowing the judge selection process and criteria. Surely there are tons of sounthern lawyers who would not find space in the lucrative part of the bar and would have to settle for bench as well instead of charge and bail work loitering. Pure Supply and Demand.

OAM4J:

Yeah that is true for the current trend of things in Nigeria. But majority of the senior judges we have now are those that were employed in the 60s and 70s. Then there were no cheap charge and bail lawyers as we have them now. So most of those who opted for the bench then were Northerners.

In those days if you are a graduate not even as a Lawyer or Doctor or Engineer you know there are tons of employments with housing and brand new car waiting for you. No longer the same now.