Elizabeth Musoke

Honorable
Elizabeth Musoke
Justice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda
Assumed office
8 September 2015
Personal details
Born Uganda
Nationality Ugandan
Alma mater Makerere University
Law Development Centre

Elizabeth Musoke is a Ugandan justice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, since September 2015.[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 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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Uganda Judiciary (13 December 2017). "The Honorable Justices of The Court Of Appeal". Kampala: Judiciary of Uganda (Uganda Judiciary). Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Wesaka, Anthony (8 July 2013). "New judges deployed to stations". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Wesaka, Anthony (11 October 2015). "Judiciary transfers 10 High Court judges". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
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