Joseph Mulenga

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Joseph Nyamihana Mulenga (died 29 August 2012) was an Ugandan judge. He served as Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda for twelve years between 1997 and 2009, and was a judge and later President of the East African Court of Justice. [1] Mulenga died in August 2012. [2]

Biography

Mulenga obtained a Bachelor of Laws from the University of London in 1965. He was called to the bar at Middle Temple the next year. [3]

During fourteen years Mulenga was National Deputy Chairman of the Democratic Party of Uganda. [3]

In the years between 1986 and 1989 he was Minister of Justice and Attorney General, he later was Minister for Regional Co-operation. [3] In 1997 he became a member of the Supreme Court of Uganda where he would serve for twelve years. He also became a judge of the East African Court of Justice where he would become President. [3]

He later started working on a part-time basis for the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights. He died on 29 August 2012. [3]

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References

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2010-01-25.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/634676-retired-judge-mulenga-is-dead.html [ bare URL ]
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Frank Kisakye (29 August 2012). "Justice Mulenga is dead". The Observer. Retrieved 21 April 2015.