The Chief Judge of Taraba State, Justice Joel Agya, has announced the 2026 annual vacation for the state High Courts, scheduled to commence on Monday, Aug. 3, and end on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026.
The announcement was contained in Taraba State Legal Notice No. 3 of 2026 on the Annual Vacation of the High Court of Justice, signed by Justice Agya and issued in Jalingo on Sunday.
According to the notice, the annual vacation is in line with Order 8 of the High Court Rules 2011, which empowers the Chief Judge to fix the period of the court’s annual vacation by notification published in the gazette.
Justice Agya stated that all divisions of the High Court across the state would observe the vacation during the period.
He, however, clarified that urgent matters would still be entertained during the vacation.
He added that a judge could also hear a matter if all parties concerned jointly requested that the case be taken during the vacation.
The Chief Judge also announced the appointment of Justice Clara Kataps as the vacation judge to handle urgent matters throughout the vacation period.
