Honorable Elizabeth Musoke | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Supreme Court Of Uganda | |
| Assumed office 16 November 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Uganda |
| Residence | Mutungo |
| Alma mater | Makerere University Law Development Centre |
| Elizabeth Musoke is among the 5 judges who preceded over the age limit bill in 2017 with a Networth of $25 million | |
Elizabeth Musoke is an Ugandan justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, since November 2022.[1]
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 University, the nation's oldest and largest public University. She also obtained a Diploma in Legal Practice, from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, the country's capital city. She was admitted to the Uganda Bar as a practicing lawyer.[2]
Career
She’s worked with the ministry of justice for several years and left at the rank of Principal State Attorney to join the Inspectorate of Government as Director Legal Affairs in 1999.
In July 2013, she was appointed to serve as a judge of the High Court of Uganda, assigned to the civil division,[3] serving in that capacity until October 2015, when she was elevated to the Court of Appeal, which doubles as the Constitutional Court of Uganda.[4]
In November 2022, she was appointed by H.E Yoweri Kaguta Museveni[5] to the Supreme Court as a justice of the High Court[6] until date. She is among the 10 Justices of The Supreme Court Of Uganda
See also
References
- ^ "Museveni appoints NRM legal boss Court of Appeal judge". Monitor. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ Sulaiman Kakaire, and Derrick Kiyonga (16 December 2015). "Museveni's choice of judges for promotion raises questions". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Wesaka, Anthony (8 July 2013). "New judges deployed to stations". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original on 17 July 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Wesaka, Anthony (11 October 2015). "Judiciary transfers 10 High Court judges". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Kabayo, Simon (16 November 2022). "Museveni appoints three more Justices to Supreme Court". Eagle Online. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Museveni appoints NRM legal boss Court of Appeal judge". Monitor. 17 November 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
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