Aloysius Iyorgyer Katsina-Alu (born 28 August 1941) is a justice on the Supreme Court of Nigeria

Supreme Court of Nigeria

The Supreme Court of Nigeria is the highest court in Nigeria, and is located in the Central District, Abuja, in what is known as the Three Arms Zone, so called due to the proximity of the offices of the Presidential Complex, the National Assembly, and the Supreme Court.-Overview:In 1963, the...

. He is from Ushongo

Ushongo

Ushongo is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Lessel.It has an area of 1,228 km² and a population of 188,341 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 982....

 in what is now Benue State

Benue State

Benue is a state in the Middle-Belt region of Nigeria with a population of about 2.8 million in 1991. Tiv, Idoma, and Igede are spoken predominantly. There are other ethnic groups as well. These include Etulo and Abakwa...

. Katsina-Alu has been a member of the court since 1998.

He was sworn in as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria on Wednesday 30 December 2009 by his predecessor as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Idris Legbo Kutigi

Idris Legbo Kutigi

Idris Legbo Kutigi is a Nigerian lawyer and judge. He was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from January 30, 2007 until 30 December 2009.-Education:...

. There was some controversy over the ceremony, since in all previous ceremonies the Oath of Office was administered by the President of Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. However, President Umaru Yar'Adua was unavailable on account of ill health since November 2009, and had failed to hand over to his Vice President.