Section 3: Objectives and functions of the Institute.

(1) The Institute shall serve as the principal focal point of judicial activities relating to the promotion of efficiency, uniformity and improvement in the quality of judicial services in the superior and inferior courts.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the Institute is hereby empowered to-
(a) conduct courses for all categories of judicial officers and their supporting staff with a view to expanding and improving their overall knowledge and performance in their different sections of service;
(b)
provide continuing education for all categories of judicial officers by undertaking, organising, conducting and facilitating study courses, lectures, seminars, workshops, conferences and other programmes related to judicial education;
(c) organise once in two years a conference for all Nigerian Judges of superior and inferior courts respectively;
(d) disseminate by way of publication of books, journals, records, reports or other means of information about any part of its activities, to the extent deemed justified by the Board and generally as a contribution towards knowledge; and
(e) promote or undertake any other activity which in the opinion of the Board is calculated to help achieve the purpose for which the Institute was established.