Justice Administration: Our younger judges need mentorship, CJN insists

By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA – The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has urged senior judicial officers to cultivate the habit of mentoring their junior colleagues to ensure a seamless transfer of knowledge.
Speaking at the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association’s Annual Conference in Kingston, Jamaica, the CJN argued that senior judicial officers have a legitimate role in mentoring, supervising and correcting junior colleagues.
According to a statement made available to newsmen by her spokesman, Mr. Tobi Soniyi, the CJN, who was part of a panel session on the topic “Judicial Bullying and Harassment,” added that senior judges possess institutional ...