Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Fifth Alteration) Acts, 2023
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Official sourceI - National Judicial Council
20. National Judicial Council
The National Judicial Council shall comprise the following members
–
(a) the Chief Justice of Nigeria who shall be the Chairman;
(b) the next most senior Justice of the Supreme Court who shall
be the Deputy Chairman;
(c) the President of the Court of Appeal;
(d) five retired Justices selected by the Chief Justice of Nigeria
from the Supreme Court or Court of Appeal;
(e) the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court;
(ee) the President of the National Industrial Court; [Third Schedule,
Item E, paragraph
(f) five Chief Judges of States to be appointed by the Chief 20(ee) is inserted
by the Constitution
Justice of Nigeria from among the Chief Judges of the States of Federal Republic
and of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja in of Nigeria (Third
rotation to serve for two years; Alteration Act) 2010]
(g) one Grand Kadi to be appointed by the Chief Justice of
Nigeria from among Grand Kadis of the Sharia Courts of Appeal
to serve in rotation for two years;
(h) one President of the Customary Court of Appeal to be
appointed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria from among the
Presidents of the Customary Courts of Appeal to serve in rotation
for two years;
(i) five members of the Nigerian Bar Association who have
been qualified to practise for a period of not less than fifteen
years, at least one of whom shall be a Senior Advocate of
Nigeria, appointed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria on the
recommendation of the National Executive Committee of the
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