Bode Rhodes-Vivour

Bode Rhodes-Vivour (born 22 March 1951) is a Nigerian jurist and former justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria.

Early life Bode Rhodes-vivour was born on 22 March 1951 in Lagos Island, a city in western Nigeria. to the family of Mr and Mrs Akinwunmi Rhodes-Vivour. He obtained a bachelor's degree in Law from the University of Lagos in 1974 and was called to the bar in 1975 after graduating from the Nigerian Law School. In 1983, he received a certificate in Legislative Drafting from the University of Nairobi under the Commonwealth Programme.

Law career In 1975, he joined the Lagos State Judiciary as State Counsel and became Director of Public Prosecutions in 1989. He was appointed a High Court Judge in 1994 and in 2005 appointed to the Nigerian courts of appeal as Justice.

In August 2010, he was appointed a Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria along with Justice Suleiman Galadima.

Personal life He is married to Adedoyin Rhodes-Vivour.