By Deborah Nnamdi
Nigerian-born Canadian Emem Madu has been appointed as a Judge of the Alberta Court of Justice in Canada.
Madu is an alumna of the University of Lagos Nigeria.
According to a statement, her appointment is to the Edmonton Family and Youth Division and takes effect Jan. 31, 2025.
A Nigerian man, Professor Gideon Christian, shared a post on Thursday announcing her appointment.
“A great @UnilagNigeria alumna just got appointed as a Judge of the Alberta Court of Justice. Congrats, Madam Justice Emem Madu. #Naija no dey carry las,” he wrote.
According to the circular signed by Chinenye Anokwuru, Senior Press Secretary, Justice Madu received a bachelor of law from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, in 2002 and a barrister at law from the Nigerian Law School in 2003.
She also obtained a master of law from the University of Alberta in 2007.
Madu has also worked as a regulatory compliance specialist at ATB Financial, a policy and legislation analyst at Alberta Justice, and a research lawyer at Brownlee LLP in Edmonton.
