National
Justice of the Supreme Court
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President on the recommendation of the National Judicial Council, subject to confirmation by the Senate (s.231(2)); the court is the Chief Justice plus Justices not exceeding twenty-one in all (s.230(2)).
- Seats
- Up to 21
Sources
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, s.230(2)(b), read 2026-10-12: Justices of the Supreme Court "not exceeding twenty-one" besides the Chief Justice; seats corrected from 20 to 21 (maximum). For: Justice of the Supreme Court
- constituteproject.org · checked Constitute Project, Nigeria's Constitution of 1999 with Amendments through 2011, read 2026-10-12: office, seat count and selection method (ss.48-50, 64, 142-143, 230-231). Parts of the text (President election rules s.132/134, Vice President s.142) are cited from knowledge of the constitution and were not in the pages read. For: Justice of the Supreme Court
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