Denis Edozie Explained
| Dennis Edozie |
| Office2: | Judge
High Court of Anambra State, Nigeria |
| Term Start2: | 1982 |
| Term End2: | 1990 |
| Office: | Justice
Supreme Court of Nigeria |
| Term Start: | 2003 |
| Term End: | 2005 |
| Nationality: | Nigerian |
| Birth Date: | 1935 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Enugu |
| Death Place: | Enugu |
| Alma Mater: | Holborn College, London
St. Thomas Schools, Ibusa, Delta State |
Dennis Edozie (10 November 1935 - 18 August 2018) was a Nigerian jurist who was Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 2003 until his retirement in 2005.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Law career
Edozie was a teacher of Latin and mathematics from 1956 to 1958, before entering the government of Eastern Nigeria as an administrative officer from 1962 to 1965.He served as a judge of the High Court of Anambra State from 1982 to 1990, and then proceeded to the Court of Appeal, where he was a judge for twelve years from 1990 until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 2003.[5]
Notes and References
- News: Former Justice of the Supreme Court, Denis Edozie, is dead . 22 November 2019 . PREMIUM TIMES . 18 August 2018.
- News: Ogbu . Emma . MEMBERS OF THE BAR AND BENCH EULOGIZES LATE JUSTICE DENNIS EDOZIE - Radio Nigeria . 27 November 2019 . Radio Nigeria . 18 August 2018 . 27 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191127181352/http://radionigeriaenugu.com/all-news/local-news/members-of-the-bar-and-bench-eulogizes-late-justice-dennis-edozie/ . dead .
- Web site: Babah . Chinedu . EDOZIE, Dennis Onyejife . Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation . 22 November 2019 . 13 January 2017.
- News: Nigeria: Retiring Supreme Court Judge Wants NJC to Handle Judicial Officers's Pension Matters . 27 November 2019 . AllAfrica.
- Web site: TRIBUTE BY PAUL USORO, SAN FCIArb, PRESIDENT, NIGERIAN BAR ASSOCIATION AT THE SPECIAL COURT SESSION IN HONOUR OF LATE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE DENNIS O EDOZIE AT THE SUPREME COURT OF NIGERIA ON 03 OCTOBER 2018 . www.nigerianbar.org.ng . 22 November 2019.
