Opeyemi Olufunmilayo Oke (born 10 June 1954) is a Nigerian jurist and former

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 ...

. She was appointed by Governor

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in September 2017 as the 16th chief justice of the state.

Early life and education

Born to parents from

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, Oke had her primary education from Methodist Primary School Surelere and Methodist Primary School, Ekotedo Ibadan. She continued with her secondary studies at University of Ife Staff School Ibadan Campus, before proceeding to Fiwasaiye Anglican Girls’ Grammar School, Akure then concluding her schooling at

Olivet Baptist High School Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo, Nigeria (formerly Oyo Baptist Boys' High School), located on a hillcrest named Olivet Heights, was founded by American Southern Baptist Mission on 29 January 1945 on its original site in the premises of the old Bapt ...

, Oyo. Oke is an alumna of

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. Between 1978 and 1979, she attended Nigerian Law School. Then got a master's degree in criminal justice from Coppin State College, Baltimore.

Career

Oke was nominated as chief justice after the retirement of

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. She was subsequently confirmed by the Lagos Assembly, first in acting capacity before being substantively appointed in October 2017.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oke, Opeyemi 1954 births Living people Lagos State judges Obafemi Awolowo University alumni Nigerian Law School alumni Coppin State University alumni Olivet Baptist High School alumni