Press Release

Case Backlog Monitoring Committee on Countrywide M&E Exercise

18th, January 2018
Members of the Hon. Justice Richard Buteera-chaired Case Backlog Monitoring Committee have embarked on a countrywide case backlog monitoring and evaluation exercise. Read More »

High Court Session in Iganga Opens

16th, January 2018
Iganga. A High Court criminal session begun in Iganga. The session is expected to handle a back load of capital offenses, some as old as 2010.  Read More »

Judiciary Reshuffles 132 Registrars, Magistrates

12th, January 2018
Kampala. At least 132 judicial officers on the lower bench have been transferred in a move aimed at improving service delivery. Read More »

Mediation Training Goes to Mbale

11th, January 2018
The Judiciary started on a week-long Mediation training exercise targeting judicial officers, civic and religious leaders in the greater Mbale area. Read More »

Demonstrating at Courts is Uncivilized

4th, January 2018
KAMPALA: The Judiciary has noted with concern increased cases of interference in the judicial process. Read More »

CJ, Stakeholders Discuss Automation of the Courts

15th, December 2017
The Hon. the Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Bart M. Katureebe, on December 14, 2017 presided over a Stakeholder Validation Workshop for the Electronic Case Management Information System (ECMIS) - a digital-based system being designed in line with the ongoing automation of the Ugandan Courts. Read More »

JLOS Stakeholders Debate on Sentencing Guidelines for Magistrates Courts

15th, December 2017
Stakeholders in the Criminal justice system on December 14, 2017 held a Consensus building workshop on Sentencing Guidelines for Magistrates Courts at Grand Imperial Hotel in Kampala. Read More »

Namibian Judiciary Team on Bench-marking Visit

13th, December 2017
Kampala. The Deputy Chief Justice of Namibia, Hon. Justice Petrus Damaseb, has led a delegation of judicial officers who are in the country on a bench-marking visit. Read More »