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Anambra gets first female Chief Judge

Gov. Willie Obiano and Hon. Justice Ijem Onwuamaegbu

BY: Ikenna Oluka

Hon. Justice Ijem Onwuamaegbu has been sworn in as the Acting Chief Judge of Anambra State. 

Hon Justice Onwuamaegbu who took over from the former Chief Judge, Hon Justice Peter Umeadi has made history as the first female Chief Judge since the creation of the state. 

Swearing-in the Acting Judge in a brief ceremony at the Executive Chamber, Government House Awka, the Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano expressed the optimism that the appointment would help speed up the dispensation of justice in the state. 

Governor Obiano also  assured the Acting Chief Judge of his administrative support to enable her deliver on her new mandate.

Gov. Willie Obiano observes as Hon. Justice Ijem Onwuamaegbu signs up as Anambra State’s Chief Judge
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