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{{Short description|Highest court of Rivers State, Nigeria}}
The '''High Court of Justice''' is the highest court of [[Rivers State]], Nigeria. It is composed of the [[Chief Judge of Rivers State]] and such number of judges appointed by the [[Governor of Rivers State|Governor]] on the recommendation of the [[National Judicial Council (Nigeria)|National Judicial Council]] and subject to confirmation by the [[Rivers State House of Assembly]].
The High Court of Justice has unlimited original jurisdiction with regard to civil and criminal legal cases. Furthermore, the High Court of Justice exercises appellate jurisdiction over lower courts within the state. At present, there are court branches at Isiokpo, [[Omoku]], [[Port Harcourt]], [[Degema, Rivers|Degema]] and [[Ahoada]].<ref name=hcj>{{cite book |title=Laws of Rivers State of Nigeria: An Encyclopaedic Guide|first=Leesi |last=Mitee |publisher=Worldwide Business Resources |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-9561988-1-5 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cdgp_pmP00gC |page=109 |accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Appointment Of (Acting) Chief Judge Of Rivers State|url=http://www.thetidenewsonline.com/2013/12/18/appointment-of-acting-chief-judge-of-rivers-state/|accessdate=1 May 2015|publisher=[[The Tide (Nigeria)|The Tide]]|date=18 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Essien|first1=Enefiok|title=The jurisdiction of State High Courts in Nigeria|url=http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=5260176|journal=Journal of African Law|year=2000 |volume=44 |issue=2 |pages=264–271 |doi=10.1017/S0021855300012249 |s2cid=145753420 |accessdate=1 May 2015}}</ref>
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