Press Release

Court set Date for Hearing of the Rosebud Case.

23rd, April 2014
The Civil Division at the High Court set a date to start hearing the case filed by four environment Civil Society Organizations against Rosebud Limited, a flower farm for encroaching on the Lutembe Bay wetland in Namulanda on Entebbe Road. Read More »

New Grade One Magistrates Sworn In.

14th, April 2014
Twenty nine (29) new Grade One magistrates were on April 11, 2014 sworn-in and immediately posted to their workstations across the country.  Read More »

Judicial Officers Transferred.

14th, April 2014
The Judiciary transferred 17 officers to various work stations across the country. This follows the recent recruitment of 29 new Grade One Magistrates.  Read More »

Launch of Small Claims Procedure in Jinja

11th, April 2014
On March 10, 2014; the official launch of the Small Claims Procedure at took place at Jinja High Court.Read More »

Twelve Grade One Magistrates Appointed.

7th, April 2014
The Judicial Service Commission has appointed twelve (12) new Grade One Magistrates of these to the Courts of Judicature. Of the 12 four (4) are women and eight (8) are men. Read More »

Hon. Justice Ralph Ochan Named New PSC Chairperson

2nd, April 2014
Hon. Justice Ralph Ochan was on March 31, 2014 named the new chairperson of Public Service Commission (PSC) by the parliamentary appointment’s committee pending the President’s approval. Read More »

Mediation to be Used As a Leading Strategy to Deal With Civil Disputes.

18th, March 2014
The Judiciary announced plans to enhance mediation as a leading strategy to deal with all civil disputes filed in courts in order to fight case backlog.  Read More »

Small Claims Procedure Launched in Mbarara.

17th, March 2014
During the launch of Small Claims Procedure, an alternative method of dealing with civil proceedings in Mbarara District on March 14, 2014, some people whose cases have dragged on or been allegedly mismanaged recounted what they experienced in trying to get justice. Read More »