The Court of Appeal of Uganda (also constituted as the Constitutional Court of Uganda) is the second-highest judicial organ in

Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territor ...

. It derives its powers from Article 134 of the 1995 Constitution. It is an

appellate court A court of appeals, also called a court of appeal, appellate court, appeal court, court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal. In much of ...

when hearing cases appealed from the High Court of Uganda. However, it has original

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when adjudicating matters relating to the constitutionality of matters before it. All judgments by the Court of Appeal are theoretically appealable to the Supreme Court of Uganda, if the Supreme Court decides to hear the appeal.

Location

The Court of Appeal of Uganda is located in Twed Towers, on the fourth floor, along Kafu Road, in the neighborhood called

Nakasero Nakasero is a hill and neighborhood in the centre of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. Nakasero is important to Uganda's economy and politics, as it is home to Kampala's central business district and several government offices, ...

, in the Central Division of

Kampala Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...

, the capital and largest city in Uganda. The geographical coordinates of the offices of the Uganda Court of Appeal are: 0°19'34.0"N, 32°35'01.0"E (Latitude:0.326111; Longitude:32.583611).

Overview

The Court of Appeal of Uganda is headed by the deputy chief justice and has fourteen other justices. The quorum required for a court decision varies depending on the matters under consideration. When sitting as an appellate court in a civil or criminal matter, the required quorum is an odd number of justices, not less than three in number. When sitting to consider a constitutional matter, quorum is achieved by an odd number of justices, not less than five. In Uganda, the Deputy Chief Justice is not a member of the Supreme Court.

Composition

The Justices of the Court of Appeal of Uganda are headed by the Deputy Chief Justice of Uganda. The following are the justices of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, as of 20 August 2020: #

Richard Buteera Richard Buteera, also Richard Butera, is a Ugandan lawyer and judge who has served as a member of the Supreme Court of Uganda since September 2017. Immediately prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court, he served as a Justice of the Uganda ...

(Deputy Chief Justice) #

Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende Frederick Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende is a Ugandan judge who serves as a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, which doubles as the Constitutional Court of Uganda. Prior to that, from 2009 until 2014, he served as the Chief Justice of the ...

# Remmy Kasule #

Irene Mulyagonja Irene Mulyagonja Kakooza (née Irene Mulyagonja), is a Ugandan lawyer and judge who was nominated to sit on the Uganda Court of Appeal on 4 October 2019. She was the Inspector General of Government, from 12 April 2012. until 4 October 2019. ...

# Kenneth Kakuru #

Monica Mugenyi Monica Kalyegira Mugenyi is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, who, on 4 October 2019, was nominated to sit on the Uganda Court of Appeal. Before that, she sat on the High Court of Uganda. She was appointed to that court by president Yoweri Museven ...

# Geoffrey Kiryabwire #

Elizabeth Musoke Elizabeth Musoke is an Ugandan justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, since November 2022. Background and education She was born and educated in Uganda for he pre-university education. She earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Makerere ...

# Hellen Obura # Catherine Bamugemereire (On secondment to Uganda Land Tribunal) #

Barishaki Cheborion Barishaki Bonny Cheborion is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, who serves as a justice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, since September 2015. Background and education He was born in present-day Kapchorwa District; his father is the late ''George Will ...

Simon Mugenyi Byabakama Simon Mugenyi Byabakama is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, on the Court of Appeal of Uganda, which doubles as the country's Constitutional Court. He was appointed to the court of appeal on 11 October 2015. On 18 November 2016, Justice Simon Byabaka ...

(On secondment to

Uganda Electoral Commission The Electoral Commission of Uganda, also Uganda Electoral Commission, is a constitutionally established organ of the Government of Uganda, whose mandate is to "organise and conduct regular, free and fair elections" in the country, in an efficient ...

) #

Christopher Izama Madrama Christopher Izama Madrama is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, on the Supreme Court of Uganda,. He was appointed to the Supreme court on 31 October 2022. Background and education He was born in Uganda, circa 1962. He studied law at Makerere Univer ...

Stephen Musota Stephen Musota is an Ugandan lawyer and judge, in the Supreme Court of Uganda, The Supreme Court is the highest Court in the country. Justice Stephen Musota was appointed to the Supreme Court bench in November 2022 By The president of the Rep ...

Muzamiru Kibeedi Mutangula Muzamiru Kibeedi Mutangula, also Muzamiru Mutangula Kibeedi, is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, who, on 4 October 2019, was nominated to sit on the Uganda Court of Appeal. Background and education He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Makere ...

List of deputy chief justices

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