Hon. Justice Bart Katureebe Profile
He was appointed Justice of the Supreme\r\nCourt, Uganda’s highest appellate court in August 2005. He brings to\r\nJudiciary’s top seat a long-standing career in the legal profession and in\r\ngovernment – including service as state attorney, private legal practitioner,\r\ngovernment minister and Attorney General – spreading over 40 years.
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Born in Bunyarugru, in the western\r\nUganda district of Bushenyi on 20 June 1950, Hon. Justice Katureebe went\r\nthrough the Makerere University (1971–74) and the Law Development Centre in\r\nKampala (1974-75) for his legal education, among others.
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He started his professional career as a\r\nState Attorney in the Attorney General’s Chambers in 1975, rising to the rank\r\nof Principal State Attorney. In 1983, he left the Ministry of Justice for\r\nprivate legal practice.
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Hon. Justice Katureebe later served as\r\nDeputy Minister, Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation (1988-91);\r\nDeputy Minister of Industry and Technology (1991-92); Minister of State for\r\nHealth (1992-96); and Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1996-2001).
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He represented the people of Bunyaruguru\r\nCounty, Bushenyi in the same constituency in the Constituent Assembly that\r\ndebated and passed the 1995 Constitution of the Republic of Uganda – also\r\nserving as a member of the Legal and Drafting Committee (1993-95). He was also\r\nelected representative of Bunyaruguru as legislator in the 6th\r\nParliament (1996-2001).
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Hon. Justice Katureebe went back to private\r\nlegal practice between 2001 and 2005, becoming one of the founding partners of\r\na renowned Kampala Associated Advocates, and was at the time named in Chambers\r\nGlobal, 2004 as one of Uganda’s leading lawyers. He also served on the Boards\r\nof Standard Chartered Bank Ltd (director) and New Vision Printing &\r\nPublishing Company Ltd (chairman).
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He has since 2007 also served as\r\nJudiciary’s representative on the Judicial Service Commission, as well as\r\nchairman of the Management Committee of the Law Development\r\nCentre.
Press Release
Posted 6th, March 2015
