Bode Rhodes-Vivour
Nigerian jurist (born 1951)
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Bode Rhodes-Vivour CFR (born 22 March 1951) is a Nigerian jurist and former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1][2]
- Justice Akinwunmi Rhodes-Vivour (father)
Bode Rhodes-Vivour | |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria | |
| In office 16 September 2010 – 22 March 2021 | |
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| Born | 22 March 1951 Lagos State, Nigeria |
| Party | Non partisian |
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Early life
Bode Rhodes-vivour was born on 22 March 1951 in Lagos Island, a city in western Nigeria.[3] to the family of Mr and Mrs Akinwunmi Rhodes-Vivour. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Lagos in 1974 and was called to the bar in 1975 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School.[4] In 1983, he received a certificate in Legislative Drafting from the University of Nairobi under the Commonwealth Programme.[5]
Law career
In 1975, he joined the Lagos State Judiciary as State Counsel and became Director of Public Prosecutions in 1989. He was appointed a High Court Judge in 1994 and in 2005 appointed to the Nigerian courts of appeal as Justice.
In August 2010, he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria along with Justice Suleiman Galadima.[6][7][8]
Personal life
He is married to Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour.[9]
