Bill to increase A’Court, Federal High Court judges scale 2nd reading in Senate

From Adesuwa Tsan, Abuja
Efforts to tackle prolonged court delays and improve access to justice received a boost yesterday as the Senate passed for a second reading two judicial reform bills seeking to increase the number of judges in the Federal High Court and justices of the Court of Appeal.
If passed into law, the proposals will raise the number of Federal High Court judges from 70 to 90 and expand the Court of Appeal bench from 70 to 110 justices, a development that would help clear mounting case backlogs, speed up the resolution of disputes and strengthen public confidence in the judicial system.
The bills, sponsored by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, are also expected to im...