David Maraga
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David Maraga is a Kenyan lawyer and jurist who served as Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya, notably leading the court in historic rulings on presidential election disputes.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chief Justice
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Kenyan politician ⓘ human ⓘ jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kenya School of Law
NERFINISHED
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University of Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Maraga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
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electoral law ⓘ judicial administration ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | David NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Republic of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
leading the Supreme Court of Kenya in presidential election petition rulings
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participation in the 2017 Kenyan presidential election petition decision ⓘ serving as Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ serving as President of the Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalProfession | advocate of the High Court of Kenya ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Kenyan legal system ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Judiciary of Kenya
NERFINISHED
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Kenyan Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | David Kenani Maraga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Kenyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | presided over presidential election dispute cases in Kenya ⓘ |
| notableWork | 2017 ruling annulling the Kenyan presidential election ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
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jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| officeContested | Chief Justice of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Judiciary of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of Kenya
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Judge of the Court of Appeal of Kenya ⓘ Judge of the High Court of Kenya ⓘ Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ President of the Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Seventh-day Adventist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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