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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Chief Justice of Uganda canonical 4

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

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Judiciary of Uganda headedBy Chief Justice of Uganda
Chief Justice of Uganda nativeLabel Chief Justice of Uganda
Supreme Court of Uganda composition Chief Justice of Uganda
Supreme Court of Uganda headedBy Chief Justice of Uganda