Sentences with phrase «national judicial council»

Likewise, the Polish Sejm's giving itself the power to select members of the national judicial council (i.e., the body responsible for nominating Polish judges) might not be a cause of concern, because those judges will still enjoy some protections from the majority party like civil service tenure.

There are challenging matters concerning the performance of the National Judicial Council.

In the charges, Justice Yunusa, who has been suspended by the National Judicial Council, was accused of attempting to pervert the course of justice, contrary to Section 97 (3) of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, No. 11, 2011.

He should also ask Engr Segun Oni that he cheated out of office why he dragged Justice Salami and others before the National Judicial Council,» the party said.

The National Judicial Council, first of all by the law that sets it up and its composition, is a compromised one.

DAILY POST learnt that the Customary Court of Appeal, recently approved by the National Judicial Council (NJC), is on the same pedestal with the State High Court or Federal High Court.

The National Judicial Council on Wednesday night recommended the immediate and compulsory retirement of three controversial judges.

Copied in the petition were the President of the Nigerian Bar Association, the Director - General, State Security Service, the Chairman, National Judicial Council, and the Chairman, Federal Judicial Service Commission among others.

This came after the National Judicial Council (NJC) found him guilty of violating the code of conduct for judicial officers.

The National Judicial Council (NJC) Committee on the monitoring of alleged corruption cases in Court has resolved to actively engage prosecutorial bodies like the...

The judge's decision in the case later earned him a compulsory retirement by the National Judicial Council.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has ordered Justices Ugbo Ononogbo of Abia State and Nasir Gunmi of Zamfara State High Court to vacate their offices with...

It was not done with the authority of the National Judicial Council as stipulated in our constitution.

The National Judicial Council says the NJC's Corruption and Financial Crimes Cases Trials Monitoring Committee has received a total of 2,306 ongoing alleged corruption cases.

The statement read in part, «The National Judicial Council's committee on the monitoring of alleged corruption cases in court has resolved to actively engage prosecutorial bodies like the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission in furtherance of its mandate.

The tribunal, in its ruling, agreed with the argument of Justice Ngwuta that, as a serving Justice of the Supreme Court, he could not be tried in any court or tribunal, except after he had been subjected to the investigatory and disciplinary processes of the National Judicial Council (NJC).

According to the report, N434.4 billion was appropriated for statutory transfers to the National Judicial Council (N100 billion); Niger Delta Development Commission (N64.02 billion); Universal Basic Education (N95.2 billion); National Assembly (N125 billion); Public Complaints Commission (N4 billion); INEC (N45 billion); and National Human Rights Commission (N1.2 billion).

The National Judicial Council, under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr. Justice Walter Nkanu Samuel Onnoghen, GCON, at its 83rd Meeting...

The National Judicial Council (NJC) under the chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Nkanu Onnoghen, GCON, has picked a retired...

The National Judicial Council has recommended for the compulsory retirement of Justice Michael Goji of the High Court of Adamawa State for refusing to...

«The petitioners accused the judge of misleading the Federal Judicial Service Commission and the National Judicial Council.

An Akure based legal Practitioner and right activist, Femi Emmanuel - Emodamori has given Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, and the National Judicial Council, NJC, seven days ultimatum to...

An Akure based legal Practitioner and right activist, Femi Emmanuel - Emodamori has given Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, and the National Judicial Council, NJC, seven days ultimatum to remove the Ondo state Acting Chief Judge, Justice Temitayo Osoba from office.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has slammed 14 charges against a Federal High Court judge, Hyeladzira Nganjiwa, who was cleared and reinstated by the National Judicial Council last week.

The national assembly should request the National Judicial Council to lay before it the judiciary's estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2018 and the executive be made to represent its estimates for 2018.

The group said the Civil Society Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun, the statement noted could be using the opportunity that it mobilized its members to Abuja to show solidarity with the controversial Justice Folahanmi Oloyede, who has been summoned to Abuja by the National Judicial Council to defend herself, to score some cheap points.

Falana made this appeal in a statement on Sunday, blaming the National Judicial Council and the Nigerian Bar Association for the rot in the judiciary sector.

The National Judicial Council (NJC) led by Walter Onnoghen chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), had last month named Salami as head of the committee.

The axe of the National Judicial Council on Friday fell on a judge of the Appeal Court, Justice Mohammed Tsamiya.

A judge of the High Court who authored a petition against Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun has had her career terminated by the National Judicial Council of Nigeria (NJC).

A human rights group, Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project, has said the National Judicial Council must explain to Nigerians what it knows about the alleged attempt by a former Governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, to induce the embattled Justice John Okoro.

Yunusa's defence counsel, Chief Robert Clarke (SAN), had on March 9, in a preliminary objection, said the embattled judge had been «absolved of the corruption charges» by the National Judicial Council (NJC).

«I have also petitioned the National Judicial Council, NJC over the conduct of the trial judge, Who doubles as the, Chief Judge of the state for her obvious bias against me stemming from her utterances in the open court.

He also said he has petitioned the National Judicial Council, NJC over the conduct of the Chief Judge of Rivers state, Justice Iyaye Lamikanra whom he accused of bias.

The statement read in part, «Besides, he also posed as Barrister Peter Jackson, a spurious lawyer working with the National Judicial Council.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, has reinstated Justice Adeniyi Ademola of the Federal High Court and five other superior court Judges.

A statement by the Director of Information in the National Judicial Council (NJC) Mr. Soji Oye indicated that the new judges will be sworn - in by the Chief Justice of Nigeria and Chairman, National Judicial Council, Justice Walter Samuel Nkanu Onnoghen, on Friday, July 14, 2017, by 3.00 pm at the Supreme Court.

The National Judicial Council, NJC, made the appointment public yesterday in Abuja based on its recommendation as the body to nominate qualified persons for appointment as judicial officers.

Kanu's lead counsel, Chuks Muoma had written a petition to the National Judicial Council (NJC), claiming that Tsoho made conflicting rulings on an application by the Department of State Services (DSS) to conduct a secret trial for him.

True, there are stated procedures to discipline an erring judge; and in fairness, the National Judicial Council (NJC) has latterly gone on the offensive to discipline some of such judges.

No judge anywhere in Nigeria can be removed without the involvement of the National Judicial Council (NJC), no matter the level of allegations of misconduct against that judge.»

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Community service: Ontario Judicial Council; Royal Ontario Museum; Treasury Board of Canada; CD Howe Institute; founder and leader of national hackathon competitions Great Canadian Appathon, Canadian Open Data Experience (CODE), and Hackergals.

The Ijaw Youth Council, IYC, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to set up a national judicial commission of inquiry to investigate allegations made by sacked...

Organized by the Judicial Council and Administrative Office of the California Courts, in partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the California State PTA, the National 1st Amendment Cartoon contest seeks to increase student understanding of the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution, as well as to help educate youth about the role of the judicial branch and their role as futureJudicial Council and Administrative Office of the California Courts, in partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the California State PTA, the National 1st Amendment Cartoon contest seeks to increase student understanding of the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution, as well as to help educate youth about the role of the judicial branch and their role as futurejudicial branch and their role as future jurors.

Lord Justice Fulford has been entirely exonerated of media allegations that he supported the Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) in the late 1970s while a volunteer at the National Council for Civil Liberties (NCCL), the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office confirmed last week.

Daphne Romney QC: instructed in a judicial review of a decision by the National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) to bar a headteacher for misuse of public funds; also representing a pharmacist at an eight - day hearing before the General Pharmaceutical Council late 2015.

She has been an adjunct faculty member at the National Judicial College since 2000 and was elected by fellow faculty to serve on the Faculty Council beginning in 2010.

10 To liaise with Canadian organizations such as the National Judicial Institute, the Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Superior Court Judges Association, the Canadian Council of Chief Judges, the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice and Law Schools;

For example in Ishaq v Canada (Citizenship and Immigration), 2015 FC 156, (a case about whether a woman could wear her niqab during a citizenship ceremony), six public interest groups — including the Ontario Human Rights Commission, the Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims — were refused permission to intervene, as the court determined that they could not advance their proposed arguments without social science evidence to back them up; nor could the court take judicial notice (facts and materials are accepted on a common sense basis without being formally admitted in evidence) of any of the facts necessary to support the arguments.

He also is on the faculty of the National Judicial Institute on Domestic Violence sponsored by the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.