get court verdicts in their favour, whether or not their case merits it, judges should be strong-hearted and never stop being guided by their conscience to deliver justice without fear or favour.
Ariwoola said though political cases in Nigeria expose judges to various threats and intimidations, which are sometimes more excruciating, painstaking, and endangering, no judge should succumb to such threats or intimidation to deviate from the spirit of the law or derogate from constitutional provisions.
As the Chief Justice rightly observed, judges should not be cowed by public criticisms or public opprobrium. Criticism of judges and the judiciary can be traced back to ancient times. In fact, the concept of criticising judges and the legal system has been a recurring theme throughout human history. For instance, the Bible contains critiques of judges and the judicial system.
By their exalted position, judges ought not to engage with their critics in the public square. They should refrain from doing so. Criticism of judges’ conduct and judgments in the media is not embarrassing because judicial proceedings are conducted in open court, in the full glare of the public, thus providing members of the public first-hand information about the virtues and vices of the individual judges.
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