{"id":105201,"date":"2023-06-02T17:28:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=105201"},"modified":"2023-06-02T17:28:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T16:28:55","slug":"federal-high-court-announces-annual-judges-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/other-news\/federal-high-court-announces-annual-judges-vacation\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal High Court announces annual judges\u2019 vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"I_ZkbNhI D_FY W_6D6F\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO mq_AS\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div id=\"yiv2525083477\">\n<div>The Federal High Court has announced the annual vacation for its judges.<\/p>\n<p>The court\u2019s spokesperson, Catherine Christopher, said in a statement on Friday that the vacation commences from 24 July to 15 September 2023.<\/p>\n<p>She further disclosed that the court would open for business on 18 September.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Christopher, an Assistant Director of Information, cited the Federal High Court Civil Procedure Rules 2019 which empowers the Chief Judge, John Tsoho, to declare the vacation.<\/p>\n<p>The statement explained that the break was to enable judges \u201cenjoy their well- deserved rest and to prepare for the challenges of the New Legal year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other courts, including the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, the National Industrial High Court, and state High Courts are expected to announce their judges\u2019 vacation that will fall in the same period of the year.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\nHowever, three of the court\u2019s divisions in Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt in Rivers State will be opened to handle emergency cases, mostly fundamental human rights-related, during the judges\u2019 vacation.<\/p>\n<p>The court has drawn a schedule for some judges to take their turns to serve as vacation judges during the break.<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\nIn Abuja, Ahmed Mohammed and Obiora Egwuatu will preside over such cases, while I. 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