[1][2] The Chief Judges are appointed by the State Governor with the consent of the House of Assembly.
[20][21] In August 2014, Oluwafunmilayo Olajumoke Atilade was appointed as the Chief Judge, sworn in by Ade Ipaye, the Attorney General of Lagos State.
[22][23][24] She was succeeded by Hon Justice Opeyemi Oke appointed, and thereafter sworn in and confirmed on 20 October 2017 by the then Governor of Lagos state, His excellency Mr Akinwunmi Ambode as the 6th female judge of Lagos state.
[25][26] In accordance with Section 271 (1) and (4) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), His Excellency Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Governor of Lagos State appointed Honourable Justice Kazeem O. Alogba as the 17th Chief Judge of Lagos State with effect from Tuesday 11 June 2019, in acting capacity, pending the recommendation of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and subsequent confirmation of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
[27][28] In 2020,during the coronavirus pandemic, the Lagos state judiciary held its first virtual court proceedings led by chief judge Kazeen Alogba.