Press Release

President swears in 7 new High Court Hon. Judges

10th, May 2016
President Yoweri Museveni on May 9, 2016 presided over the swearing in ceremony of seven newly appointed Hon. Judges of the High Court describing the process that has seen the power of the Judiciary restored as ‘a journey that started in 1986 and whose future is growing very bright.’Read More »

Arua Inmates Petition Principal Judge Over Missing Files

10th, May 2016
During the launch of the plea bargaining session on April 25 at the Uganda government prisons in Arua, the inmates’ supervisor who is a former priest currently on defilement charges, Santos Wapokira, presented a petition to the Judiciary. Read More »

Plea bargaining launched at Masindi prisons

5th, May 2016
More than 80 offenders at Masindi government prison have applied to benefit from the Plea Bargaining programme which was launched at Masindi high court circuit on April 26,2016.Read More »

Chief Justice to LDC Graduates: Don’t Compromise Ethics

2nd, May 2016
The Chief Justice of Uganda, His Lordship Hon. Justice Bart Katureebe urged young lawyers to uphold and observe high ethical standards while they endeavor to serve justice.Read More »

Gov’t Must Take Prosecutors’ Protection Seriously – Chief Justice Katureebe

2nd, May 2016
Legal practitioners want government to increase its funding to the justice system and step up the protection of prosecutors who face numerous threats in their line of work.  Read More »

26 High Court Judges to Hear 118 Election Petitions

29th, April 2016
The Judiciary compiled and cause-listed at least 118 parliamentary election petitions to be heard in the 13 different High Court circuits across the country.  Read More »

JLOS Bids Farewell to Good Governance Advisor

27th, April 2016
KAMPALA - The Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS) on April 25, 2016 bade farewell to Ms Mona Ungersboeck who has been serving as the Advisor (Good Governance) at the Austrian Embassy (Austrian Development Cooperation). Read More »

The Industrial Court Of Uganda Open Day

25th, April 2016
The Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Bart Katureebe while speaking at the first open day of the Industrial Court (IC) in Kampala Friday 22 April, 2015 urged the Government to empower the Industrial Court by enabling it to set up sub-registries in major towns of the country as collecting centers for cases. Read More »
© 2025 The Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda