Chief Justice of Uganda

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The Chief Justice of Uganda is the highest-ranking judicial officer in the country, overseeing the Supreme Court and providing leadership to the national judiciary.

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appointedBy President of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf Judicial Service Commission of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
chairs Judicial Service Commission of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
Supreme Court of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
confersTitle Chief Justice ⓘ
confirmedBy Parliament of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Uganda ⓘ
currentHolder Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo NERFINISHED ⓘ
currentHolderStartDate 2020 ⓘ
guarantees independence of the judiciary in Uganda ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver Court of Appeal of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
High Court of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOfficialSeat Supreme Court Building, Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ
heads Judiciary of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
jurisdiction Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalBasis Constitution of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalSystem legal system of Uganda ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 years ⓘ
memberOf Supreme Court of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
nativeLabel Chief Justice of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeEstablishedIn Republic of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo NERFINISHED ⓘ
Bart Magunda Katureebe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benedicto Kiwanuka NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benjamin Josses Odoki NERFINISHED ⓘ
Peter Nyombi (acting) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Samuel William Wako Wambuzi NERFINISHED ⓘ
Simon Mugenyi Byabakama (acting) NERFINISHED ⓘ
officeType chief justice ⓘ
oversees Supreme Court of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatesIn swearing-in of the President of Uganda ⓘ
partOf Government of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
playsRoleIn case management policy in Uganda ⓘ
judicial reforms in Uganda ⓘ
rank highest-ranking judicial officer in Uganda ⓘ
residence Kampala NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of justice in Uganda ⓘ
supervision of all courts in Uganda ⓘ
sector judiciary ⓘ
style The Right Honourable Chief Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ
supervises magistrates courts of Uganda NERFINISHED ⓘ
symbolizes rule of law in Uganda ⓘ
termLength until mandatory retirement age ⓘ

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Judiciary of Uganda → headedBy → Chief Justice of Uganda ⓘ