Dulcie Ethel Adunola Oguntoye
Dulcie Ethel Adunola Oguntoye (née Dulcie Ethel King; 29 May 1923 – 12 November 2018) was an English-born Nigerian jurist who was the country's second female judge.[1]
Early and personal life
Oguntoye was born at
Gravesend, Kent in England.[2] Serving in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force during World War II then enrolling to study law at the Middle Temple Inns of Court.[2] She married Chief David Ojo Abiodun Oguntoye, the first Ijesha lawyer, whom she met during the War while he was also serving in the Royal Air Force, on 16 November 1946.[3] They later moved to Ibadan. He gave her the name "Adunola". He married another five wives after her. They established a law firm, Oguntoye & Oguntoye in 1949. Her husband died in June 1997.[3]
Career
In 1960, Oguntoye renounced her
British citizenship in order to serve in the Nigerian judiciary.[2] In 1961, she joined the Western Region Magistracy.[2] In 1967, she became Chief Magistrate in Lagos.[2]
In February 1976, Oguntoye was appointed to the Lagos State High Court, the first woman on the Lagos State bench and the second female judge in Nigeria after
Nigerian chieftaincy system.[3]
Oguntoye's autobiography, Your Estranged Faces, was published in 2013.[2] In 2016, the Nigerian Legal Awards honoured her for her contribution to the country's legal profession.[4]
References
- ^ "Justice Oguntoye, Nigeria's Oldest Female Judge Dies at 95". Nigeria Current. 13 November 2018. Retrieved 27 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "90 Years of Love, Justice and a Large Heart". Logbaby. 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Black History Month: The Vital Part African & Caribbean Troops Played In The World Wars". Forces Network. 22 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ Chioma, Unini (20 September 2016). "Nigeria's oldest woman judge, others to be honoured". The Nigeria Lawyer. Retrieved 10 March 2018.