Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar, Chief Justice of Nigeria

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has recommended Justice Mahmud Mohammed to President Goodluck Jonathan for appointment as the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN).
The council also recommended the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court, Sunday Olorundahunsi, to the Ondo State Governor, Dr. Olusegun Mimiko, for appointment as a judge of the state high court.
If President Jonathan approves the council’s recommendation, he will forward Mohammed’s name to the Senate for confirmation.
Last week, the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) recommended  Mohammed to replace the outgoing CJN, Justice Mariam Aloma Mukhtar.
Justice Mukhtar will retire on November 20 when she would have clocked the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. She was born on November 20, 1944.
Justice Mohammed is the next most senior justice of the Supreme Court. Succession to the office has always been based on seniority.
The president has always appointed the most senior justice as the CJN.
Justice Mohammed hails from Jalingo in Taraba State. He was born on November 10, 1946.
He studied for his Bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, graduating in 1970; after which he attended the Nigerian Law School in Lagos and was subsequently called to bar in 1971.
He began his career in public service with the Ministries of Justice of the defunct North-eastern State, and Gongola State, and the judiciary of the defunct Gongola State.
In 1991, he was appointed the acting Chief judge of Taraba State, and later confirmed the substantive Chief Judge of Taraba State in the same year.
Prior to being appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court in 2005, he was Justice of the Court of Appeal, and then presiding justice.
In addition to his legal qualifications, he holds a certificate in legislative drafting (from the Commonwealth Institute of Legislative Drafting);  a certificate in human resources planning and management from the  National Institute of Public Management, Washington United States;  a certificate of administration of justice in a presidential system of government from the Institute of Judicial Administration, University of New York USA and a certificate in government legal advisers course from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, University of London, UK.
In his years in public service, he has served as a member of several committees and panels on national assignment.
He received national recognition, been awarded with Commander of Order of the Niger as well as  Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

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