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词条 Kayode Eso
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  1. Early life

  2. Law career

  3. Membership

  4. References

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1925|09|18}}
| birth_place = Ilesa, Osun State, Nigeria
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| nationality = Nigerian
| citizenship = Nigerian
| occupation ={{flatlist|
  • lawyer
  • solicitor
  • judge }}

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| yearsactive = 1953 - 2014
|notable works = Awolowo v. Shagari case
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}}Chief Kayode Eso, CON, CFR (born September 18, 1925 - November 16, 2012) was a Nigerian prominent Jurist and former Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[1][2][3]

Early life

Justice Kayode Eso was born on September 18, 1925 at Ilesa, a city in Osun State, southwestern Nigeria.[4] His grandfather, Chief Ifaturoti, had held the Eso chieftaincy title, and it was from this title that their family's surname was derived.[5] He attended Trinity College, Dublin where he obtained bachelor's and master's degrees in Law with a specialization in Legal science in 1953 and 1956 respectively.[6]

Law career

On March 1965, he became the acting Judge of the High Court of Western Nigeria and few years later, he was appointed to the bench of the Court of Appeal Western Nigeria as Justice.[7]

On January 1978, he was appointed, Chief Judge of the Oyo State Judiciary, a position he held till September 1990, when he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.[8]

Professor Yemi Akinseye George, SAN and the late professor J. F. Ade Ajayi book titled The Making of A Judge narrates the chronological episodes in contemporary history of Kayode Eso's judicial activism.[9][10][11][12]

He is one of the 8 panels of judges at the Supreme Court of Nigeria that presided over the Awolowo v. Shagari case in which Chief Obafemi Awolowo's petition challenged the declaration of Shehu Shagari as the president elect of the August 11, 1979 presidential election.[13][14]

The court ruled that " Sheu Shagari won two-third of the total votes cast, having polled a total votes of 16.8 millions with 11.9 millions votes ahead of Obafemi Awolowo who polled a total votes of 4.9 millions.[15]

Membership

  • Member, Nigerian Bar Association
  • Member, International Bar Association
  • Member, Nigerian Body of Benchers

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/glowing-tributes-as-justice-kayode-eso-dies-at-87/130891/ |title=Glowing Tributes as Justice Kayode Eso Dies at 87, Articles - THISDAY LIVE |work=thisdaylive.com |accessdate=28 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620135809/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/glowing-tributes-as-justice-kayode-eso-dies-at-87/130891/ |archivedate=20 June 2015 |df= }}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://thenationonlineng.net/new/justice-kayode-eso-a-tribute/|title=Justice Kayode Eso: A tribute|author=Jide Osuntokun|work=The Nation|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/kayode-eso-his-passion-was-justice-/131198/ |title=Kayode Eso: His Passion Was Justice!, Articles - THISDAY LIVE |work=thisdaylive.com |accessdate=28 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620135423/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/kayode-eso-his-passion-was-justice-/131198/ |archivedate=20 June 2015 |df= }}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/an-epitaph-for-justice-kayode-eso/134552/ |title=An Epitaph for Justice Kayode Eso, Articles - THISDAY LIVE |work=thisdaylive.com |accessdate=28 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620135803/http://www.thisdaylive.com/articles/an-epitaph-for-justice-kayode-eso/134552/ |archivedate=20 June 2015 |df= }}
5. ^J.F. Ade.Ajayi and Yemi Akinseye-George, "Kayode Eso: The Making of a Judge", p 1.
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.punchng.com/news/eminent-jurist-justice-kayode-eso-dies-at-87/ |title=Eminent jurist, Justice Kayode Eso, dies at 87 |work=The Punch - Nigeria's Most Widely Read Newspaper |accessdate=28 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620160018/http://www.punchng.com/news/eminent-jurist-justice-kayode-eso-dies-at-87/ |archivedate=20 June 2015 |df= }}
7. ^{{cite web|url=http://saharareporters.com/2012/11/16/eminent-jurist-kayode-eso-dead|title=Eminent Jurist Kayode Eso Is Dead|work=Sahara Reporters|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
8. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2012/11/justice-kayode-eso-death-shocks-family/|title=Justice Kayode Eso's death shocks family - Vanguard News|work=Vanguard News|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://africanspotlight.com/2012/11/16/justice-kayode-eso-dies/|title=Justice Kayode Eso Dies|work=African Spotlight|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tsHEBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA122&lpg=PA122&dq=The+making+of+a+Judge+by+Akinseye+george&source=bl&ots=bLQFzJgNDU&sig=rZ3erRVBn5O0OAUoLNYuTd_Xtbo&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KSo-Vfz_OobcPc65gcgD&ved=0CBMQ6AEwBA|title=African Legal Theory and Contemporary Problems|work=google.co.uk|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=EFwSuuwM-EsC&pg=PR7&lpg=PR7&dq=The+making+of+a+Judge+by+Akinseye+george&source=bl&ots=dDlrlrTauq&sig=FGAE6dnmVys0eqE3xhCrS7mz1ss&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KSo-Vfz_OobcPc65gcgD&ved=0CBUQ6AEwBQ|title=Converting Colonialism|work=google.co.uk|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Kayode_Eso.html?id=NOwEMgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y|title=Kayode Eso|work=google.co.uk|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://saharareporters.com/2013/01/26/awolowo-vs-shagari-day-law-died-nigeria-seyi-olu-awofeso|title=Awolowo vs. Shagari: The Day The Law Died In Nigeria By Seyi Olu Awofeso|work=Sahara Reporters|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=cKegBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA62&lpg=PA62&dq=Justice+Atanda+Fatai+Williams&source=bl&ots=IkO-obbySG&sig=PnE6Z4VeJZgKMC9ip19JG1D5ItU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=XdU8VaLhCoLfao6SgcAE&ved=0CBwQ6AEwBzgK|title=Nigeria|work=google.co.uk|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.vanguardngr.com/2011/11/the-doctrine-of-substantial-compliance-a-doctrine-of-substantial-folly/|title=THE DOCTRINE OF SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE: A doctrine of substantial folly|work=Vanguard News|accessdate=28 April 2015}}
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7 : 1925 births|2012 deaths|Nigerian jurists|People from Ilesha|Yoruba legal professionals|Alumni of Trinity College Dublin|Supreme Court of Nigeria justices

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