Rose Nonyem Ukeje was born on 5 January 1943. She was appointed a judge of the High Court in 1986 and served as Chief Judge from 2001 until 2008. In February 2007, Ujeke was criticised for removing another justice from the forgery case of
Andy Uba, to whom her son Obi Ukeje was personal assistant, without notice and taking over the case. In April 2007, she ruled that the
Nigerian general election, 2007 could go ahead despite the death of candidate
Adebayo Adefarati. ==Personal life==