The work examined the impact and effectiveness of judicial proceeding and democratic devidence in nigeria with reference to anambra state, the methodology adopted was content analysis which was analytical and descriptive in nature with our sources of data deriving from a combination of secondary and the primary sources and involving the use of text book, questionnaires, journals, and internet materials etcetera. The work examined some activities of judiciary as well as the problems and prospects of the arm of government. The finding revealed that judiciary has performed greatly in discharging of justice but still, there are a number of problems facing judiciary which ranges from political interference, slow pace of judiciary procedure, poor remuneration etc. Base on the above the research recommends that the government should provide judiciary with modern communication and information facilities to enhance her work, political interference should be minimized and more funds should be allocated to the commission coupled with public enlightenment for the public to be further aware of the activities of judiciary.

TABLE OF CONTENT
Title of page -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -i
Certification -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -ii    
Dedication  -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -iii
Acknowledgment -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -iv
 Abstracts -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -vi
Table of Contents -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -viii

CHAPTER ONE
1.1    The background of the study -    -    -    -1
1.2    Statement of the problem -    -    -    -    -4
1.3    Research questions -    -    -    -    -    -8
1.4    Objective of the study  -    -    -    -    -    -8
1.5    Significance of the study -    -    -    -    -9
1.6    Scope/Limitation of the study -    -    -    -10    
1.7    Research  Hypothesis -    -    -    -    -    -11
1.8    Theoretical frame work of analysis -    -    -11
1.7 Definition of term -    -    -    -    -    -    -14

CHAPTER TWO
2.1 Review of Related Literature -    -    -    -    -18
2.2    Judiciary -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -18
2.3    Independence of judiciary -    -    -    -    -24
2.4    Democracy -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -27
    
CHAPTER THREE
3.1     Brief outline of the study -    -    -    -    -43
3.2    Design of the study -    -    -    -    -    -43
3.3    Area of study -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -44
3.4    Population of the study     -    -    -    -    -44
3.5    Sample of the study -    -    - -    -    -    -45
3.6     Instrument for data collection -    -    -    -45
3.7    Validation of the instrument -    -    -    -46
3.8    Distribution and retrieval of instruments -    -46
3.8 Method of data analysis -    -    -    -    -    -47

CHAPTER FOUR
Presentation and Analysis of Data
4.1     Presentation and data/findings -    -    -    -48
4.2     Data analysis interpretation /Discussion of Finding     -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -49
4.3    Findings -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -56

CHAPTER FIVE
5.1    Summary -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -57
5.2     Conclusion -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -60
5.3     Recommendations -    -    -    -    -    -    -61
Bibliography -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -65
Appendix -    -    -    -    -    -    -    -69
Questionnaire -    -    -    -    -    -    -70