Steven Bankole Rhodes
Steven Bankole Rhodes II, Commander of the Order of the British Empire, C.B.E. (1890-1951) was a Nigerian jurist and administrator. He was one of the founding fathers of both the Judiciary of Nigeria, Nigerian Judiciary and the Cabinet of Nigeria, Executive arm of Nigeria's government, serving successively in the Legislative Council, at the High Court, and in the Executive Council. On 8 November 1945, he was the second indigenous judge appointed into the Nigerian Judiciary, the first being Olumuyiwa Jibowu, Justice Jibowu and the third being Adetokunbo Ademola, Justice Ademola. As a pioneer judge, he contributed immensely to the development of Nigerian case law by adapting the principles of the English common law, in their practical content, to the Nigerian environment. In 1943, he began to serve on the Executive Council of Bernard Henry Bourdillon, Governor Sir Bernard H. Bourdillon; prior to this, no African had participated directly in policy formulation at the central execu ...
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