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HON. JUSTICE VICTOR UCHENNA OKORIE
DATE OF BIRTH: 16TH 10 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH: EBENESE IHIOMA ORLU IMO STATE, NIGERIA
STATE OF ORIGIN: IMO NIGERIA
PERMANENT ADDRESS: EBENESE IHIOMA ORLU L.G.A IMO STATE
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED, WITH SEVEN CHILDREN:
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND
SCHOOLS/COLLEGES/UNIVERSITIES ATTENDED DATES CERTIFICATESIDEGREES
OBTAINED WITH DATES
1 COMMUNITY SECONDARY SCHOOL, AWO-IDEMILI. 1973-1977 G.C.E ORDINARY LEVEL 1979
2 UTUTU/IHE HIGH SCHOOL AROCHUKWU 1979 -1980 W.A.S.C DIVISION ONE
3 IMO STATE UNIVERSITY OKIGWE 1981 -1985 LLB (HONS) 2ND CLASS 1985
4 NIGERIAN LAW SCHOOL LAGOS 1985 -1986 B.L 1986
5 OTHERS DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER LITERACY OPERATION 2004

WORKING EXPERIENCE
(i) N.Y.S.C -Legal Aid Council, Jos Plateau State 1986 -1987
(ii) Private Legal Practitioner. 1986 -1991
(iii) Part -Time Lecturer Long Distant Learning Programme. Imo State University Okigwe 1989 -1990
(iv) Ministry of Justice, Senior State Counsel (Grade 1). 1991 -1993
(v) Chief Magistrate -Imo State Judiciary 1993 -2008
(vi) Hon. Justice, Customary Court of Appeal Owerri 2008-to date
Currently a Post Graduate Student (LLM)
Abia State University.
Student - Alliance Francaise Owerri, for Diploma in French language

WORKSHOPS ATTENDED WITH DATES
(i) National Judicial Workshop for Magistrates, Maiduguri 1998.
(ii) Zonal Workshop for Magistrates and Area/Customary Courts Judges of 1 - 5 years post appointment, South -Eastern Zone 2000.

(iii) Legal and Judicial Reform in Nigeria, Enugu 2003

(iv) A -3 Day TOT Workshop on Juvenile Justice Administration in Nigeria May 20 — 30 2008
(v) Induction Course for Newly Appointed Judges and Kadis May 20 — 30 2008
(vi) Biennial All Nigeria Judges Conference 21st — 25th Nov. 2008 /2009/2010/2011
(vii) Refresher Course for judges and Kadis 2009,2010, 2011

HOBBIES
Reading, Football, Field and Track Events, traveling, Listening to Religious arid Classical Music