Justice Olufunlola Oyelola Adekeye is a Nigerian judge. She was the second woman to be appointed an
Associate Justice
Associate justice or associate judge (or simply associate) is a judicial panel member who is not the chief justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the Supreme Court of the United States and some state ...
of the
Supreme Court of Nigeria
The Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN) is the highest court in Nigeria, and is located in the Central District, Abuja, in what is known as the Three Arms Zone, so called due to the proximity of the offices of the Presidential Complex, the National Ass ...
(JSC).
[Adelanwa Bamgboya]
Nigeria: Three Women of the Supreme Court
''Daily Trust'', 22 March 2016.
Life
Adekeye attended
St Anne's School Ibadan for her secondary school education. She served on the Court of Appeal before appointment to the Supreme Court. Her Supreme Court appointment, along with that of
John Fabiyi, was confirmed by President
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
Umaru Musa Yar'Adua (16 August 19515 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who, was the President of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He was declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 20 ...
on 6 March 2009.
In 2012 Justice Adekeye declared that "writing judgments is not for lazy jurists."
[ She retired from the Supreme Court bench in November 2012. In a speech she made at her valedictory court session, she called for review of policies blocking married women from reaching the peak of their career in their husband's state of origin:Controversy Mars Swearing In of Appeal Court Justice]
''Scan News'', 6 November 2012.
References
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Supreme Court of Nigeria justices
Nigerian women judges
Constitutional court women judges
Nigerian women lawyers
St Anne's School, Ibadan alumni