Press Release

Magistrates Trained on Handling Election Petitions

9th, February 2016
The Principle Judge, Hon. Justice Dr. Yorokamu Bamwine advised Magistrates against ex parte interim orders without according both parties a hearing.Read More »

Chief Justice Sets Targets for Judicial Officers

25th, January 2016
Chief Justice of Uganda Hon. Justice Bart Katureebe once again warned Judges and Magistrates against involving themselves in bribery and misconduct saying that this does not only hurt victims of offences but it also hurts people’s perception of the Judiciary. Read More »

18th Annual Judges Conference: CJ unveils Judiciary priorities for 2016

20th, January 2016
Over 150 judicial officers converged at the Commonwealth/Speke Resort Hotel Munyonyo in Kampala for a\r\nthree-day the 18th Annual Judges Conference between January 19 and 21,2015. Read More »

Andrew Khaukha Appointed Judiciary’s Technical Advisor

13th, January 2016
Andrew Khaukha, a Senior Legal Officer at the Uganda Law Reform Commission (ULRC), has been appointed Technical Advisor the Judiciary. He was appointed late December 2015.Read More »

Go After the ‘big fish’ to Curb Corruption says Principal Judge

10th, December 2015
The Hon. Principal Judge, Hon. Justice Dr. Yorokamu Bamwine criticized the manner in which the officials of the Inspectorate of Government (IGG) acted in a recent scenario where a magistrate was set to be arrested for soliciting a bribe but somehow the set up trap was miss-handled and the magistrate survived. Read More »

58 Judicial Officers Appointed to Higher Ranks

3rd, December 2015
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has promoted a total of 58 judicial officers across the country in a bid to improve the administration of justice in the country.Read More »

Uganda Judicial Officers’ Body Gets New Executive

23rd, November 2015
Judicial officers under their umbrella body, Uganda Judicial Officers Association (UJOA) on Saturday November 2, 2015 elected new office bearers. Read More »

Help us clean up the State - President Museveni appeals to Judiciary

26th, October 2015
President Yoweri Museveni said criminal political leaders are a disaster to the country and warned that idealists have been replaced by politicians using bribery and corruption to seek jobs rather than using their offices as a platform for strategy for direction. Read More »
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