John Verity

John Verity (1892-1970) was a British expatriate judge who was Chief Justice of Zanzibar from 1939 until his appointment as Chief Justice of British Guiana in 1941. He was appointed Chief Justice of Nigeria in 1945.

Verity was born in London in 1892, he attended Vale College, Thanet then Diocesan College, British Honduras." He was appointed Puisne Judge in British Guiana in 1936 and in 1939, he became Chief Justice of Zanzibar. After the end of his tenure in Nigeria, Verity was commissioner of Law Revision, Nigeria and co-authored a report with Fatayi Williams on the revised laws of Western Nigeria.