Hon. Justice Oludotun Adebola Adefope-Okojie obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Lagos in 1975. She was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1976. She holds a Master of Laws degree from the University of London and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (UK).

She began her career in legal practice during her National Youth Service year at the Ministry of Justice, Plateau State, subsequently becoming employed as a State Counsel. She joined the Chambers of Gally Brown-Peterside, SAN in 1978, later founding the law firm Adefope & Co, also in Jos, Plateau State in 1983, where she engaged in active litigation and corporate law practice, until her appointment as a Judge of the High Court of Lagos State in 1996. She sat in the various divisions of the High Court of Lagos State until March 2014 when she was appointed a Justice of the Court of Appeal, serving at the Kaduna and Owerri Divisions of the Court of Appeal. She retired from the Federal Judiciary on the 17th of May 2023. 

She is the author of “Civil Litigation:  A Quick Reference Guide to Substantive Law and Procedure”, with the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Editions, published in 2013, 2019, 2022 and 2025 respectively. She is blessed by an adorable family.