About Anambra Judiciary

The Anambra State Judiciary is the third arm of the government of Anambra State. It was established on 27th August,1991, following the creation of Anambra State as one of the Federating States of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Anambra State Judiciary is comprised of the High Court of Justice of Anambra State, the Magistrate Court of Anambra State, the Customary Courts of Anambra State and the Judicial Service Commission of Anambra State, and is constitutionally vested with the duty of administering the law and justice in the State. This arm of the Government of Anambra State is headed by the Chief Judge of Anambra State, who is the head of courts in the State as well as Chairman, Judicial Service Commission of the State. The headquarters of the Anambra State Judiciary is the Anthony I. Iguh High Court Complex, Awka, Anambra State.
The High Court of the State is the superior court of record, and pursuant to section of the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria, as amended, lower courts to writ Magistrates Courts and Customary Courts have been established and are in operation in the State.
To enhance access to justice, there are currently, ten Judicial Divisions of the High Court, for the time being. In the same vein, there are thirty-four (34) Customary Courts spread across the twenty-one Local Government Areas of the State.
With this introduction, I welcome you to the Anambra State Judiciary Website. We have no doubt that your stay and search through this site will be most rewarding.
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Organogram

The High Court

The establishment of a High Court for each State is provided for in section 270 of the constitution. The High Court of each State consist of a Chief Judge of a State and such number of Judges of the High Court as maybe prescribed by a law of the House of Assembly of the State.
The High Court of Anambra State has jurisdiction to hear and determine any civil proceedings in which the existence or extent of a legal right, power, duty, liability, privilege, interest, obligation, or claim is in issue, or to hear and determine any criminal proceedings involving or relating to any penalty, forfeiture, punishment, or other liability in respect of an offence committed by any person.
It equally has jurisdiction over Appeal in all cases whether civil or criminal emanating from the Magistrate Court or other lower Courts.

The Magistrate Court

The Magistrate Court is a creation of the State House of Assembly, and it is a Court of Summary trials. Pleadings are not exchange in the Magistrate Court.
The Magistrate Court is equivalent of what the call district Court in the Northern part of the Country.
Virtually all Criminal cases starts in a Magistrates Court about 95% of those case will be complete there.

The Customary Court

The Customary Court is created/established by the provision of section 280 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria it is headed by the presidents of the Customary Courts, appointed by the Chief Judge of the state.
The number of Judges is as maybe prescribed by a law of the House of Assembly of the State that establish it.