Olubunmi Olateru-Olagbegi

Olubunmi Olateru Olagbegi, OFR is a Nigerian jurist and former Chief judge of Ondo State, Nigeria. She is also a reader at Afe Babalola University[1]

Olubunmi Olateru Olagbegi
Born
Ile-Ife, Oyo State, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian
Occupations
  • Lawyer
  • Educationist
  • Jury
Years active1973 – Present
Relatives
Folagbade Olateru Olagbegi III brother
AwardsOFR

Early life

Justice Olubunmi was born into the Omitowoju family in Ile Ife, a city in Osun State. Married into the Olagbegi family, a royal family in Owo Ondo State Nigeria. She attended the University of London where she received a bachelor and doctorate degree in Law She was called to the England bar in 1973 and the Nigerian bar in 1974. She is an honorable member of Lincoln's Inn, London. In 1990, she was appointed to the bench of a High Court Judge of Ondo State Judiciary and in 2003, she became the Chief Judge of the state judiciary. She served in this capacity for seven years before she retired on October 26, 2010. On December 20, 2008, she was conferred with a National honor of Member of the order of the federal republic by Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, the former President of Nigeria.[1]

Membership

References
  1. "Gladys Olumbuni Olateru Olegbegi". Afe Babalola University. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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