Olatokunbo Olopade Explained

Olatokunbo Oduyinka Olopade
Office1:	Chief Judge of Ogun State
Term Start1:	27 September 2011
Term End1:	August 2018
Predecessor1:	Oluremi Jacobs
Successor1:	Mosunmola Dipeolu

Olatokunbo Oduyinka Olopade, CON is a Nigerian jurist, who was appointed chief judge of Ogun State. She is the first female justice since the formation of the state.^{[1] [2]}

Personal life and career

Olopade was born in 1953. She had her basic and secondary education at Queens School, Ede and Adeola Odutola College, Ijebu-Ode respectively. She obtained her law degree from University of Ife, and was called to bar in 1976. She has previously worked in the justice department for Edo and Lagos states. Prior to her appointment as chief justice, she was state counsel (1978), director of public prosecution (1993), then chief judge (2011).^[3] In August 2018, she retired from her post and was replaced by Honourable Justice Mosunmola Dipeolu in acting capacity.^[4]

She is a recipient of the national honor, Commander of the Order of the Niger.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Amosun swears in first female Chief Judge . Vanguard . 2018-09-05.
2. Web site: Ogun Gets First Female Chief Judge . PM News . 2018-09-05.
3. Web site: Ogun Swears In First Female Chief Judge . September 27, 2011 . Nigerian Voice . 2018-09-05.
4. Web site: Ogun State Gets Acting Chief Judge as Justice Olatokunbo Olopade Retires . August 27, 2018 . 2018-09-05.
5. Web site: Office of the Chief Registrar High Court of Justice . Ogun State Government . 2018-09-05.