Geoffrey Kiryabwire

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Geoffrey Kiryabwire
Born1962 (age 61–62)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Diploma in Legal Practice)
University of London
(Master of Laws)
Occupation(s)Lawyer, judge
Years activesince 1985
Known forLaw
TitleJustice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda
SpouseWinifred Tarinyeba Kiryabwire
FamilyMary Kirabo Kiryabwire - daughter
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Geoffrey Wilfred Mupere Kiryabwire is a Ugandan judge and a justice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, since May 2013. [1] Prior to that, he served as a judge of the Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda, serving as the head of the division, since 2003. [2]

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Background and education

He was born circa 1962 to Jovan Kiryabwire and Mary Kiryabwire. His father was the first indigenous Ugandan to qualify as a neurosurgeon, and his mother is a retired nurse. [3]

He attended Nabumali High School from 1974 to 1978 for his O-Level education, before he transferred to Kings College Budo for his A-Level studies from 1979 to 1980. In 1984, he graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Laws degree. Later in 1984, he graduated from the Law Development Centre with a Diploma in Legal Practice. He also holds the a Master of Laws degree awarded by the University of London in 1990. [4]

Career

From 1991 until 1992, he served as a legal assistant to the Minister of Justice & Attorney General of Uganda. From 1992 until 1994, he served as a senior state attorney for civil litigation in the Office of the Solicitor General of Uganda. From 1993 until 1999, he served as the company secretary and legal counsel at Pan World Insurance Company Limited (PWICO). Between 1999 and 2003, he was the acting general manager and chief executive officer at PWICO. He was appointed as a judge in the Commercial Division of the High Court of Uganda in 2003, a position he still occupies. [3] [4]

During his legal career, he has been a participant in four national commissions of inquiry: [4] [3]

Other considerations

Kiryabwire is a married father. He and his wife Winifred Kiryabwire are the parents of daughter Mary Kirabo Kiryabwire. [3]

In 2009, Kiryabwire and his siblings established the Jovan and Mary Kiryabwire Charitable Foundation (JMKF). The first task of the foundation was to renovate the neurosurgical ward at the Mulago National Referral Hospital, where Jovan Kiryabwire worked. Then the foundation established an award to be given annually to the best resident in neurosurgery at the Makerere University College of Health Sciences. Future assistance will be directed at helping the disadvantaged children in the Pallisa District. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Wesaka, Anthony (21 May 2013). "Civil, Commercial, Family Divisions of High Court get new heads as judges are reshuffled". Daily Monitor . Kampala. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Uganda Judiciary (4 August 2015). "Hon. Justice Kiryabwire Named International Mediator". Kampala: Uganda Judiciary. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 The Observer Uganda (25 November 2009). "Body 2 Soul: Other side of Justice Kiryabwire". The Observer (Uganda) . Kampala, Uganda. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Kiryabwire, Geoffrey (31 March 2016). "Curriculum Vitae of Geoffrey W.M. Kiryabwire" (PDF). Kampala, Uganda: Geoffreykiryabwire.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. ↑ Vision Reporter (29 September 2014). "Justice Kiryabwire tips on work ethics". New Vision . Kampala. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Kiryabwire, Geoffrey (31 March 2016). "The Jovan & Mary Kiryabwire Foundation". Kampala: Geoffreykiryabwire.com. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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