The Correct, Professional, Legal Form of Address for a Nigerian Judge is “My Lord” or “Your Lordship”

In a recent article, Dr Eyimofe Atake, SAN, argued that female Judges in Nigeria ought properly to be addressed as “My Lady” rather than “My Lord”, contending that the continued use of the traditional form rests on an outdated legal fiction. While the contribution is scholarly and well-intentioned, this rejoinder by Sylvester Udemezue, respectfully advances a different view: that within the Nigerian legal tradition, “My Lord” and “Your Lordship” remain professional designations attached to the judicial office itself, and may properly be used in addressing every superior court Judge irrespective of gender, unless and until the competent institutions of the profession prescribe otherwise

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