James Oladipo Williams was a Nigerian

jurist A jurist is a person with expert knowledge of law; someone who analyses and comments on law. This person is usually a specialist legal scholar, mostly (but not always) with a formal qualification in law and often a legal practitioner. In the Uni ...

and former judge at the

High Court of Lagos State The High Court of Lagos State is the highest state court of law in Lagos State. It has several divisions, including Igbosere, Lagos Island, Ikeja, Epe, Lagos State, Epe, Ajah, Badagry, and Ikorodu. References External links Lagos State Judiciary ...

. He became a judge at the Lagos High Court on 1 June 1975, during the Military era and retired from service on 22 May 1987. He is the father of

Ayotunde Phillips Ayotunde Adeyoola Phillips (born 26 July 1949) is a Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Judge of Lagos State. Early life Ayotunde Adeyoola Williams was born on 26 July 1949, in London, the first child of the late Justice James Oladipo Williams and ...

and

Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade (born 24 September 1952) is a Nigerian Jurist and former Chief Judge of Lagos State. She was formerly a judge at the High Court of Lagos State. Background Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Williams was born on 24 Septemb ...

, the 14th and 15th

Chief Judge of Lagos State The Chief Judge of Lagos State is the head of the Lagos State Judiciary, the judicial branch of the Lagos State Government and the chief judge of the High Court of Lagos State. From 1967 to 1973, the title was called Chief Justice of the Suprem ...

respectively.

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