FULL LIST: Judiciary appoints 42 officers in latest changes

KAMPALA, UGANDA: The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has appointed 42 Judicial officers at various levels of the Judiciary Service in the latest recruitment exercise.

“The Judicial Service Commission (JSC), during its 59th sitting has appointed 42 Judicial Officers at various levels of Judiciary service,” a statement released by the JSC dated May 12 read in part.

The Commission also appointed 14 Deputy Registrars, 8 Assistant Registrars and 20 Chief Magistrates in acting capacity for a period of 1 (One) year, while 22 court clerks and 33 office attendants were also appointed in the position in what has been described as the first appointment of the staff who were previously recruited by the Public Service Commission.

“This is the first time that the commission has appointed staff of these categories as they were previously recruited by the Public Service Commission in line with Article 148 A of the Constitution,” Ms Maria Theresa Nabulya, the JSC communications officer stated.

Adding; “The appointment of these Judicial Officers and support staff will go a long way in improving access to justice and to reduce case backlog in courts across the country.”

The newly appointed Chief Magistrates include; Hood Matovu, Agnes Shelagh Nantaawo, Joan Acaa Ketty, Lydia Kambedha, George Kunihira, Paul Matyama, Moses Mushebebe Nabende, and Sikhoya Naume.

Others are; Christine Nantege Christine, Nazifah Namayanja, Vueni Raphael, Winifred Naigaga Kyobiika, Jackline Kagoya, Marion Ninsiima, Alleluya Glory, Cyrus Ssennoga Mawano, Esther Nyadoi, Eunice Akullu, Abrahams Achok Moding, and Innocent David Omara.

Those appointed as deputy registrars include; Agnes Alum, Samuel Olumo, Francis Matenga Dawa, Faisal Umar Mulalira, Jane Mugala, Sarah Tusiime Bashaija Barungi, Loe Karungi, Patricia Amoko Muhumuza, Emmy Geoffrey Sayekwo, Robert Mukanza, Didas Muhumuza Didas, Jessica Chemeri, George Obong, Josephine Kayondo and Josephine Kabasinguzi.

The Assistant Registrars include; Oliver Nantamu, Hellen Edimu, Jude Okumu Muwone, Emmanuel Bamwiite, Dorothy Kyampaire, Nassif Umar Mubiru, Christa Namutebi, Maureen Eunice Ijang.

Below is a full of the new judicial officers;

CANDIDATES APPOINTED TO POSITION OF DEPUTY REGISTRAR – MAY 2023

SNo.	Name	Category
1.	HW Alum Agnes	Judicial Officer
2.	Olumo Samuel	MDA (JSC)
3.	HW Matenga Francis Dawa	Judicial Officer
4.	Mulalira Faisal Umar	MDA (LDC)
5.	HW Mugala Jane	Judicial Officer
6.	HW Tusiime Sarah Bashaija Barungi	Judicial Officer
7.	Karungi Loe	MDA (ODPP)
8.	HW Amoko Patricia Muhumuza	Judicial Officer

9.	HW Sayekwo Emmy Geoffrey	Judicial Officer
10.	HW Mukanza Robert	Judicial Officer
11.	HW Muhumuza Didas	Judicial Officer
12.	HW Chemeri Jessica	Judicial Officer
13.	HW Obong George	Judicial Officer
14.	Kayondo Kabasinguzi Josephine	MDA (JCU)

CANDIDATES APPOINTED TO POSITION OF ASSISTANT REGISTRAR- MAY 2023

SNo.	Name	Category
1.	Nantamu Oliver	MDA (MoJCA)
2.	Hellen Edimu	MDA (MoJCA)
3.	HW Okumu Jude Muwone	Judicial Officer
4.	Bamwiite Emmanuel	MDA (MoLHD)
5.	Kyampaire Dorothy	MDA (MoJCA)
6.	Mubiru Nassif Umar	Private Practice
7.	Namutebi Christa	MDA (URA)
8.	Ijang Maureen Eunice	MDA (MoJCA)

CANDIDATES APPOINTED TO POSITION OF CHIEF MAGISTRATE – MAY 2023

SNo.	Name	Category
1.	HW Matovu Hood	Judicial Officer
2.	HW Nantaawo Agnes Shelagh	Judicial Officer
3.	HW Acaa Ketty Joan	Judicial Officer

4.	HW Kambedha Lydia	Judicial Officer
5.	Kunihira  George	MDA (ODPP)
6.	HW Matyama Paul	Judicial Officer
7.	HW Mushebebe Moses Nabende	Judicial Officer
8.	HW Sikhoya Naume	Judicial Officer
9.	HW Nantege Christine	Judicial Officer
10.	HW Namayanja Nazifah	Judicial Officer
11.	HW Vueni Raphael	Judicial Officer
12.	HW Naigaga Winfred Kyobiika	Judicial Officer
13.	HW Kagoya Jackline	Judicial Officer
14.	HW Ninsiima Marion	Judicial Officer
15.	Alleluya Glory	MDA (ODPP)
16.	Ssennoga Mawano Cyrus	MDA (IG)
17.	HW Nyadoi Esther	Judicial Officer
18.	Akullu Eunice	MDA (ODPP)
19.	HW Achok Abrahams Moding	Judicial Officer
20.	Omara Innocent David	MDA (ODPP)

The majority of the appointees are already judicial officers in different positions in the Judiciary and have been elevated. Other appointees come from the office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, Inspectorate of Government, Law Development Centre, and Private Practice among other Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of the government.

Summary (42 officers):

Judicial Officers: 26
MDAs: 15
Private Practice: 1