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PAST JUSTICES OF SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA 1956-2011 S/NO NAMES 1. Justice Stafford Foster Sutton (Past CIF) 2. Justice Olumuyiwa Jibowu 3. Justice Nageon Delestang 4. Justice John Abbott 5. Justice John Verity 6. Justice Percival Cyril Hubbard 7. Justice Adetokunbo Ademola (Past CJN) 8. Justice Lionel Brett 9. Justice Lious Nwachukwu Mbanefo 10. Justice James Henley Coussey 11. Justice Robert Yorke Hedges 12. Justice George Frederick Dove-Edwin 13. Justice Thomas Algernon Brown 14. Justice Samuel Okai Qyashie-Idun 15. Justice Wilfred Hugh Hurley 16. Justice Alfred John Ainley 17. Justice Alexander William Bellamy 18. Justice William Aigernon Howell Duffus 19. Justice Edgar Ignatus Godfrey Unsworth 20. Justice John Idowu Conrad Taylor 21. Justice Vahe Robert Bairmian 22. Justice Charles Dadi Onyeama 23. Justice Eugene Olufemi Adeyinka Morgan © Supreme Court of Nigeria – Past Justices of the Supreme Court. 24. Justice Micheal Oguejiojo Adegbo 25. Justice George Baptist Ayodola Coker 26. Justice Chukweike Idigbe 27. Justice Ian Lewis 28. Justice Charles Olusoji Madarikan 29. Justice Sir Udo Udoma 30. Justice Atanda Fatayi Williams (Past CJN) 31. Justice George Sodeinde Sowemimo (Past CJN) 32. Justice Talim Olawale Elias (Past CJN) 33. Justice Dan Ibekwe 34. Justice Ayo Gabriel Irikefe (Past CJN) 35. Justice Darnley Arthur Raymond Alexander (Past CJN) 36. Justice Mohammed Bello (Past CJN) 37. Justice Mamman Nasir 38. Justice Andrews Otutu Obaseki 39. Justice Kayode Eso 40. Justice Anthony Nnemezie Aniagolu 41. Justice Buba Ardo 42. Justice Augustine Nnamani 43. Justice Boonyamin Oladiran Kazeem 44. Justice Dahunsi Olugbemi Coker 45. Justice A.G. Karibi-Whyte 46. Justice Saidu Kawu 47. Justice Chukwudifu Akunne Oputa 48. Justice Abdul Ganiyu Olatunji Agbaje 49. Justice Philip Nnaemeka-Agu 50. Justice Abubakar Bahir Wali 51. Justice Ebenezer Babasanya Craig 52. Justice Olajide Olatawura 53. Justice Ephraim Ibukun Akpata 54. Justice Uche Omo © Supreme Court of Nigeria – Past Justices of the Supreme Court. 55. Justice Bolarinwa Oyegoke Babalakin 56. Justice Paul Kemdilim Nwokedi 57. Justice Micheal Ekundayo Ogundare 58. Justice Emmanuel Obioma Ogwuegbu 59. Justice Shehu Usman Mohammed 60. Justice Yekini Olayiwola Adio 61. Justice Okay Achike 62. Justice Emmanuel Olayinka Ayoola 63. Justice Ignatius Chukwudi Pats-Acholonu 64. Justice Anthony Ikechukwu Iguh 65. Justice Uthman Mohammed 66. Justice Dennis Onyejife Edozie 67. Justice Samson Odemwingie Uwaifo 68. Justice U. A. Kalgo 69. Justice Akintola Olufemi Ejiwunmi 70. Justice Muhammadu Lawal Uwais (Past CJN) 71. Justice S.M.A. Belgore (Past CJN) 72. Justice Sunday Akinola Akintan 73. Justice Sylvester Umaru Onu 74. Justice P.O. Aderemi 75. Justice I. L. Kutigi (Past CJN) 76. Justice G.A. Oguntade 77. Justice J.O.Ogebe 78. Justice Niki Tobi 79. Justice I.F. Ogbuagu 80. Justice Aloysius Katsina – Alu (Past CJN) © Supreme Court of Nigeria – Past Justices of the Supreme Court. .

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