No fewer than nine alumni of the Faculty of Law at Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo have been appointed judges of the Lagos High Court.
The nine newly appointed judges are of the 13 recently appointed to the Lagos State High Court, marking the highest number of appointees from LASU in history, the institution in a statement on X on Monday.
The statement read, “The alumni include Hon. Justice Sunmonu Tunde Bashiru, Hon. Justice Alebiosu Olawale Lawal, Hon. Justice Anjorin-Ajose Tanimola Abdulwaheed, Hon. Justice Muyodeen Abdul-Raheem Tejumade, Hon. Justice George Alfred Akingbola, Hon. Justice Balogun Adegboyega Ganiu, Hon. Justice Badejo-Okusanya Yewande Jokotola, Hon. Justice Ojuromi Nalirat Olayinka Oluwatosin and Hon. Justice Adewale Russel Musiliu.
“The nine were part of the 13 judges recently appointed into the Lagos State High Court, a feat made more remarkable by the fact that the number is the highest ever recorded from the university at any given time in history.”
The institution’s Vice Chancellor, Prof. Ibiyemi Olatunji-Bello, in her congratulatory message, praised the new judges for their hard work, sacrifice, and dedication to the legal profession, and for their significant contributions to the Lagos State judiciary.
She attributed their success to the solid foundation of excellence provided by LASU’s Faculty of Law, encouraging them to uphold integrity and serve with the fear of God in their new roles.
Additionally, it is noteworthy that 10 graduates from the Faculty of Law recently achieved first-class degrees in the Nigerian Law School final Bar Examinations in February this year.
