
Hon. Mr. Justice Ejembi Eko, JSC (Rtd.)
Hon. Mr. Justice Ejembi Eko is a Nigerian jurist and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1977, and commenced his legal career with the Kaduna State Ministry of Justice.
Hon. Justice Ejembi Eko was appointed first Director of Civil Litigation, Benue State Ministry of Justice in April 1987. He was appointed Solicitor-General and Permanent Secretary, Benue State Ministry of Justice on the 1st of October, 1987. He was appointed Judge of the Benue State High Court on 9th February, 1989. He rose to become Acting Chief Judge, High Court of Benue State from November 2005 - February 2006; and was appointed Justice of the Court of Appeal in December 2007. He joined the Court of Appeal Bench in February 2008 and served in various Divisions of the Court of Appeal before he was elevated to the Supreme Court Bench on the 7th of November 2016; where he also served in various ad-hoc duties, and attended several local and international Workshops, Seminars and Conferences.
Often described as an unblemished specimen of humility whose proficiency in the dispensation of justice was firmly rooted in his mastery of law, which stood him out as a man of dignity and distinction who contributed immensely to the development of the country’s jurisprudence, Justice Ejembi Eko bowed out from the Supreme Court Bench on Monday, 23rd May 2022, having attained the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. His area of interest in Law is Human Rights Jurisprudence and Administrative law.
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