Michael Chibita is a Ugandan
lawyer
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and
judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as a part of a panel of judges. A judge hears all the witnesses and any other evidence presented by the barristers or solicitors of the case, assesses the credibility an ...
, who serves on 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 ...
, effective December 2019.
From 15 August 2013 until 6 December 2019, he served as the Director of Public Prosecution in Uganda. Prior to that, he served as a justice of the
High Court of Uganda.
Background and education
Chibita was born in Buwesa Village,
Butaleja District
Butaleja District is a district in Eastern Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Butaleja, where the district headquarters are located.
Location
Butaleja District is bordered by Budaka District to the north, Mbale District to the east, To ...
, in the
Eastern Region of Uganda on 30 April 1963, to Clement and Edisa Duallo. After attending primary school locally, he was admitted to
King's College Budo
King’s College Budo is a mixed, residential,
secondary school in Central Uganda (Buganda).
Location
The school is located on Naggalabi Hill, in southern Wakiso District, off the Kampala-Masaka Road. This location lies approximately , by road, ...
, in
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters.
Kira, the country's second largest city and suburb of Kampala, is i ...
, where he completed his O-Level studies and went on to complete his A-Level education, graduating with a
high school diploma
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in 1985.
He entered
Makerere University Law School, graduating in 1988 with a
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Chi ...
degree. He followed that with a
Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, obtained from the
Law Development Centre
The Law Development Centre (LDC) is an educational institution in Uganda for higher learning that offers various legal courses ranging from one month to one year.
Overview
The LDC is the only institution in Uganda that offers the Bar Course leadi ...
, in 1989. Later, he obtained a
Master of Laws
A Master of Laws (M.L. or LL.M.; Latin: ' or ') is an advanced postgraduate academic degree, pursued by those either holding an undergraduate academic law degree, a professional law degree, or an undergraduate degree in a related subject. In mos ...
degree in International and Comparative Law from the
University of Iowa
The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public university, public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is org ...
, in the United States.
Career
Chibita lectured in International Relations and African History at the
University of Northwestern – St. Paul
University of Northwestern (UNW) is a private Christian university in Roseville, Minnesota.
History
It was established in 1902 as ''Northwestern Bible and Missionary Training School'' by William Bell Riley, a pastor at First Baptist Churc ...
, in
Roseville, Minnesota
Roseville is a city in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States. It is one of two Minneapolis-Saint Paul, Twin Cities suburbs that are adjacent to both Saint Paul and Minneapolis (the other is Lauderdale, Minnesota, Lauderdale). The land comprisin ...
, a suburb of
St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...
in the United States, in 1993.
In 1994, he returned to Uganda and was hired as a State Attorney, in the Attorney Generals Chambers. He served as a legal assistant to the Attorney General of Uganda from 1995 until 1996.
He was then appointed as the Private Secretary for Legal Affairs, in the Office of the President of Uganda, serving there for seven years, from 1996 until 2003. In 2003, he returned to the Chambers of the Attorney General of Uganda for another two years. He then served as an Assistant Commissioner, in Commissioner General’s Office at the
Uganda Revenue Authority
The Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) is a government revenue collection agency established by the Parliament of Uganda. Operating under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, the URA is responsible for enforcing, assessing, ...
, until 2010.
Between 2013 and 2019 he served as the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).
In December 2019, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Uganda.
Family
Justice Mike Chibita is married to Professor
Monica Chibita, the Dean of the Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at
Uganda Christian University
Uganda Christian University (UCU) is a private church-founded university administered by the Church of Uganda. It was the first private University in Uganda to be awarded a charter by the Government of Uganda.
Location
UCU's main campus, with a ...
.
Together, they are parents to five children, two daughters
and three sons.
See also
*
Jane Kiggundu
Jane Kiggundu, is a Ugandan lawyer and judge on the High Court of Uganda. She was appointed to that court by president Yoweri Museveni, in May 2008.
Background and education
She graduated from the Faculty of Law of Makerere University, Uganda' ...
*
Susan Okalany
*
Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs (Uganda)
The Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs is a cabinet-level government ministry of Uganda. It is responsible for the provision of "legal advice and legal services to government, its allied institutions and to the general public and to ...
References
External links
We are not losing hope on Kagezi murder – DPP As of 16 April 2017.
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20th-century Ugandan lawyers
21st-century Ugandan judges
1963 births
Living people
Makerere University alumni
Law Development Centre alumni
University of Iowa alumni
People from Butaleja District
People from Eastern Region, Uganda