Optimizing Judicial Decision-Making in Nigeria through Boolean Algebra Algorithms: A Prologomena to Systemic Transformation

The application of Boolean algebra towards the development of an algorithm for enhancing decision-making in the Nigerian judiciary represents a transformative approach towards the optimization of legal processes and fostering justice. The Nigerian justice system has experienced a lot of difficulties ranging from; judicial backlogs, sentencing disparities, limited access to resources, biased judgments founded on emotions and corruption. This has not only undermined the integrity of the system, but has also made citizens loose trust in the system. Boolean algebra with its foundational principles offers clear and precise logical operations which serves as critical tools in the construction of algorithms that promotes objectivity, mitigating the influences of bias, emotion and corruption amongst judges. This work recommends that the integration of Boolean logic into an algorithmic framework for the Nigerian judiciary will facilitate a structured and transparent analysis of legal cases, ensuring decisions predicated on defined criteria rather than subjective interpretations. This work uses both the expository and analytical methods of philosophy. While the former is meant to provide detailed insights on the flaws of the Nigerian Judiciary, the later will be used to highlight and provide a breakdown of the potential and applicability of Boolean algebra to standardize judicial processes. By eliminating the ambiguities and contradictions embedded in natural language through enabling categorizations of evidence, legal propositions and arguments into binary outcomes under the Boolean framework as true or false, it will foster impartial and equitable law application, reflecting the blindfolded nature of justilia who administers justice devoid of bias.

  Keywords: Judicial Decision-Making, Boolean algebra, Algorithms, Systemic Transformation, Nigeria