The newly sworn-in Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Mohammed, was born on the 31st of December 1953 and hails from Bauchi state.
Justice Mohammad began his career in 1982 after he was called to the bar in 1981, the same year he graduated from the Nigerian Law School.
According to the website of the Supreme Court of Nigeria, Justice Mohammad In 1989, was appointed as Chief Magistrate of the High Court of Federal Capital Territory, a position he held till 1991, when he became a Judge at the Bauchi State Sharia Court of Appeal.
He served in that capacity for two years, before he was appointed to the bench of the Nigerian courts of appeal as Justice in 1993.
He held this position for 13 years, before he was appointed to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria in 2006, but was sworn in on January 7, 2007
Justice Mohammad is the most senior of the justices at the Supreme court.
