Jotham Tumwesigye is a
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa
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n lawyer and judge who has served as a Justice of the
Supreme Court of Uganda
The Supreme Court of Uganda is the highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives its powers from Article 130 of the 1995 Constitution. It is primarily an appellate court with original jurisdiction in only one type of case: a presidential electi ...
since 2009.
Background and education
He was born in Uganda circa 1948.
He graduated from
Makerere University
Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of ni ...
in 1974, with a
Bachelor of Laws
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. He also holds a
Diploma in Legal Practice
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.
Career
Following his graduation from the Law Development Centre, he worked as a state attorney in the
Uganda Ministry of Justice until 1981.
Between 1981 and 1986, he lived in exile in Kenya, where he lectured at the Kenya Institute of Administration; the institution which is now th
Kenya School of Government He was part of the group that crafted the 1995 Uganda Constitution. Later, he served as the Inspector General of Government and then as chairperson of the Uganda Human Rights Commission.
From 2000 until 2009, he served as the Inspector General of Government (IGG). In 2009, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Uganda.
Other considerations
In addition to his duties at the Supreme Court, Jotham Tumwesigye concurrently serves as the head of the "Judicial Integrity Committee", which monitors the integrity of judicial officers. He also represented the Uganda judiciary on the "Judicial Service Commission", a position he took over from the former Chief Justice,
Bart Magunda Katureebe
Bart Magunda Katureebe is a Ugandan judge and the former Chief Justice of Uganda. He was appointed to that position on 5 March 2015. Before that, he was a justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda.
Background and education
He was born on 20 June 19 ...
.
He previously served as chairman of the "Directorate of Citizenship and Immigration", a division of the
Uganda Ministry of Internal Affairs.
See also
*
Judiciary of Uganda
Uganda is a presidential republic in which the President of Uganda is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government business. There is a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is ...
References
External links
Uganda: President Appoints Supreme Court Justices
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1948 births
Living people
20th-century Ugandan lawyers
21st-century Ugandan judges
Makerere University alumni
Law Development Centre alumni
People educated at Ntare School
People from Western Region, Uganda
Justices of the Supreme Court of Uganda