{"id":193088,"date":"2026-02-01T11:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/adamawa-judicial-service-commission-appoints-20-new-judges"},"modified":"2026-02-01T11:09:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T10:09:00","slug":"adamawa-judicial-service-commission-appoints-20-new-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/adamawa-judicial-service-commission-appoints-20-new-judges","title":{"rendered":"Adamawa Judicial Service Commission appoints 20 new judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Adamawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed 20 judges to serve in the High Courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and Customary Court of Appeal in the state.<\/p>\n<p>A breakdown of the appointments shows that 14 judges were named for the High Courts. They include Aliyu Bakari, Ibrahim Ulenda Musa, Daniel John, Aminu Sa\u2019adu, Christie Ngbale Tarfa, Abdulrazak Adamu Abdullahi and Mohammed Buba. Others are Mohammed Hammajoda, Sadiq Giwa, Musa Mijinyawa Bala, Shehu Uthman Mustapha, Umar Isa, Yakubu Ahmadu and Japhet Ibrahim.<\/p>\n<p>Two judges were appointed to the Sharia Court of Appeal. They are Ishaq Abdullahi Jada and Abubakar Ishaku.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, four judges were appointed to the Customary Court of Appeal. Those appointed are Awamem Medan Fwa, Dimas Elshama Gwama, Deborah Umaru Peter and David Benjamin Pembi.<\/p>\n<p>The appointments are expected to strengthen judicial capacity and improve the speed of justice delivery across the state\u2019s courts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Adamawa State Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed 20 judges to serve in the High Courts, Sharia Court of Appeal and Customary Court of Appeal in the state. 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