The Lagos State Judiciary is one of the three co-equal branches of the Lagos State Government organized under the Constitution of Nigeria and laws of the Lagos State government. The Chief Judges are appointed by the Lagos State Governor with the consent of the House of Assembly to serve until the end of their tenure, resigned, impeached and convicted, retire, or die
The Lagos State courts comprises three levels of courts. The high court is the court of last resort before the Supreme Court of Nigeria. It is generally an appellate court that operates under discretionary review, meaning that the Court can choose which cases to hear, by granting of writs of certiorari. Other levels of court include the Magistrates and the Customary Court
We are committed to ensuring disputes are resolved fairly, timely, transparently and economically by leveraging enabling technology with inherent seamless integration of the court processes, structures and administration. We provide automated case processing, payments and communication through this online court system to make it easy for various parties to a case to have timely access to pertinent case-related information. The Lagos High Court System is comprised of The Criminal Division, The Land Division, The Probate and Family Division, The Commercial Division and The General Civil Division. The rules and procedures governing the operations of the Lagos State High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules 2012. The Lagos State Judiciary has a rich heritage.
