Martha Koome
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Martha Koome is a Kenyan jurist who became the first woman to serve as Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kenyan politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ judge ⓘ jurist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Laws
ⓘ
Master of Laws ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Uhuru Kenyatta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1960-06-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Kenya School of Law
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
University of London ⓘ University of Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Meru people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | law ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasChild | 3 (number of children) ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya
ⓘ
head of the Judiciary of Kenya ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for children’s rights
ⓘ
advocacy for human rights ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Swahili NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Kenyan legal system ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Judiciary of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Law Society of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Kenyan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the first woman Chief Justice of Kenya
ⓘ
being the first woman President of the Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
jurist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| partOf | Supreme Court of Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Meru County, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief Justice of Kenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judge of the Court of Appeal of Kenya ⓘ Judge of the High Court of Kenya ⓘ President of the Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ |
| precededBy | David Maraga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| residence | Nairobi, Kenya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2021-05-21 (term as Chief Justice of Kenya) ⓘ |
| workLocation | Nairobi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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