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CONOFRJuristChief Justice of NigeriaJalingoTaraba StateNigeriaAhmadu Bello UniversityNigerian Law SchoolSupreme Court of NigeriaAloma Mariam MukhtarNational Judicial Council



























Mahmud Mohammed
Chief Justice of Nigeria

In office
November 2014 – November 10, 2016
Preceded by Aloma Mariam Mukhtar
Succeeded by Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen

Personal details
Born
(1946-11-10) 10 November 1946 (age 72)
Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria
Political party Non-partisian

Mahmud Mohammed, CON, OFR (born 10 November 1946) is a Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Justice of Nigeria.[1][2][3]




Contents






  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Law career


  • 3 Membership


  • 4 References





Early life


Justice Mohammed was born on November 10, 1946 in Jalingo, the capital of Taraba State, northeastern Nigeria.[4]
He obtained a Bachelor of Law degree at Ahmadu Bello University in 1970 and was called to the Nigerian bar, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School.[5]



Law career


He joined the services of the Ministries of Justice of the defunct North-eastern state as a barrister and in 1991, he became the acting Chief judge of Taraba State, the same year his appointment was confirmed as the Chief Judge of the state.[6]
In 2005, he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria as Justice.[7]
In November 2014, he was appointed as the Chief Justice of Nigeria to succeed Aloma Mariam Mukhtar, the first female Justice of Nigeria.[8]
Justice Mahmud Mohammed is currently the Chairman of the National Judicial Council.[4]



Membership



  • Member, Nigerian Bar Association

  • Member, International Bar Association

  • Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers

  • Member, National Judicial Council



References





  1. ^ "TVC NEWS - Justice Mahmud Mohammed - Magistrate judges - Nigeria - TVC NEWS". tvcnews.tv. Retrieved 28 April 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "CJN warns judges against scuttling 2015 polls". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


  3. ^ "Jonathan, others honour fallen heroes". The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


  4. ^ ab "FJSC Nominates Mahmud Mohammed as Next CJN, Articles - THISDAY LIVE". thisdaylive.com. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


  5. ^ "Justice Mahmud Mohammed". Vanguard News. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


  6. ^ "Jonathan approves Justice Mahmud Mohammed as next CJN". DailyPost Nigeria. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


  7. ^ OUR REPORTER. "The man Justice Mahmud Mohammed". The Nation. Retrieved 28 April 2015.


  8. ^ "Mahmud Mohammed: The new Chief Justice of Nigeria". Daily Independent, Nigerian Newspaper. Retrieved 28 April 2015.










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