Judges of the Ekiti State High Court will proceed on their 2026 annual vacation from Monday, August 10 to Friday, September 18, 2026.
The Chief Judge of the state, Justice Lekan Ogunmoye who has announced this in a statement in Ado Ekiti said the break is part of the judiciary’s annual calendar to enable judges to rest and prepare for the new legal year.
Despite the vacation, the Chief Judge clarified that courts across the state will remain open throughout the period to attend to urgent matters.
According to the him, criminal cases and urgent civil applications will be heard during the vacation as civil cases may also be entertained, but only with the express permission of the vacation judge and upon a joint application by both parties or their counsel.
He therefore urged members of the public, litigants, and legal practitioners have been advised to take note of the arrangement and to file urgent matters accordingly during the vacation period.
