Born
Hon. Justice
ANIAGOLU
Anthony
Nnaemezie Christopher
teacher, barris ter-at-Law, author, the Chief Judge, Anambra State; Born October 22, 1922 at Eke, Udi Division; Educa tion: St. Paul's Elementary School, Eke; Government College, Umuahia, 1940; Christ the King College, Onit sha 1940-1944; taught Science, Christ the King College, Onitsha; obtained Inter-LL.B (London), as external student, 1948; studied law at Bristol University, Gray's Inn, London, 1948-1952; obtained LL.B. (Hons), Bristol 1951; called to the Bar, July 1, 1952; Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court (Nigeria), July, 1952; practised law, 1952-1965; appointed Judge of the High Court, Eastern Nigeria, Sep tember 15, 1965; appointed and acted, Acting Chief Justice of East Central State, April, 1973-September, 1973; Acting Chief Justice, East Central State, 1975; Chief Judge, Anambra State, 1976; mem ber of the Federal Electoral Commi ssion; member of the Eastern Nigeria Electoral Commission, 1958-1965; Chairman, Eastern Nigeria Festival of Arts Committee; Chairman of Nigerian Bar Association, Enugu branch, 1962-1965; member of the Federal Nigeria Delimitation Com mission, 1963-64; member of the Magistrate's Court Rules Commi ttee; member of the Disciplinary Committee of the Bar Council (Nigeria) 1962-1965; Chairman of the Board of Proprietors of Christ High School, Abor, Udi Division, 1958-1967; legal adviser to the Catholic Diocese of Enugu and Ogoja and the Eastern Nigeria Construction and Furniture Company Ltd, 1958-1965; appointed a Knight of the Nigerian Order of St. Mulumba (K.S.M), 1962; Officer of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (O.F.R), 1964; Chairman of the Eastern Nigeria Development Cor poration (ENDC) Commission of Inquiry, 1966-69; Knight of the Papal Order of St. Sylvester (K.S.S) 1967; wrote many Legal articles, including "Aspects of Customary Marriage and Divorce and their Incidents upon Family Life" 1974; "Law of Contempt of Court; Married with nine children? hobbies: Tennis golf, and badminton.
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