Nkemdilim Izuako

Nkemdilim Amelia Izuako is a Nigerian judge. Since 2009, she has been one of the three judges on the United Nations Dispute Tribunal (UNDT).

Izuako received her law degree from the University of Ife. She has taught law at Nnamdi Azikiwe University and at the Gambia Technical Institute.

Izuako became a judge in 1998 when she was appointed to the courts of Anambra State; she later was appointed to the High Court of Nigeria, where she served until 2003 . From 2004 to 2006, she served as a judge on the High Court and the Court of Appeal of Gambia. In 2006, she was appointed to the High Court of Solomon Islands; she was the first female judge on the courts of the Solomon Islands.

In 2009, she was appointed as a judge of the UNDT. At the UNDT, she is based in Nairobi, Kenya.

References

• "Case study: Breaking new ground in Solomon Islands’ judiciary", Country report: Spotlight on Solomon Islands, thecommonwealth.org, 2010-03-30