Background
Fatayi-Williams, Atanda was born on October 22, 1918 in Lagos, Nigeria. Son of Alhaji Issa Akangbe Williams and Alhaja Sabitiyu Williams.
Fatayi-Williams, Atanda was born on October 22, 1918 in Lagos, Nigeria. Son of Alhaji Issa Akangbe Williams and Alhaja Sabitiyu Williams.
Bachelor of Arts with honors, Cambridge (England) University, 1946, Master of Laws, 1947, Master of Arts, 1949.
Judge (retired); Deputy Commander for Law Revision, W. Nigeria 1955-1958. Chief Registrar, High Court of W. Nigeria 1958-1960, High Court Judge 1960-1967. Justice of Appeal, W. State 1967-1969.
Justice, Supreme Court of Nigeria 1969-1979, Chief Justice 1979-1983. Chairman Ports Arbitration Board 1971, All Nigeria Law Reports Committee 1972-1975, Board of Trustees, Van Leer Nigerian Education Trust 1973-1985, Body of Benchers 1979-1980, Federation Judicial Service Commission 1979-1983, Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee 1979-1983, Judiciary Consultative Committee 1979-1983, Council of Legal Education 1984-1986. Honorary Fellow, Trinity Hall, Cambridge University since 1983.
Fellow Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies since 1983. Chairman UBA Trustees Ltd. since 1986, Advisory Committee of Shareholders, First Interstate Merchant Bank of Nigeria Ltd. since 1987, IDDO Investments Ltd. since 1984, Presidential Committee on Medical Doctors’ Remunerations since 1990. Commander of the Federation Republic 1980, Grand Commander.
Judge 1970, Faces, Cases and Places (autobiog.).
Member Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee, 1975-1983. Member body of benchers Nigerian Bar, chairman, 1979-1980. Chairman board trustees VanLeer Nigeria Education Trust, 1973-1985.
Fellow Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, since 1983. Fellow Royal Society Arts (London) (life). Member World Council Judges, Nigerian Institute International Affairs, Nigerian Museum Society Moslem.
Clubs: Island, Lagos Dining, Lagos Motor Boat, Metropolitan (trustee) (Lagos).
Married Irene Violet Lofts, June 10, 1948. Children– Tunde, Adebayo, Oladele.