Hellen Obura Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Honorable
Hellen Obura
Office:Justice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda
Birth Place:Uganda
Nationality:Ugandan
Alma Mater:Makerere University
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Hellen Abulu Obura, is a Ugandan judge on the Court of Appeal of Uganda, the second-highest judicial organ in the country, which also doubles as the nation's Constitutional Court.[1] [2] Immediately prior to her appointment to the appeals court, she served as a member of the High Court of Uganda.[3]

Background, education and early career

She was born and educated in Uganda for her pre-university education. She earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Makerere University, the nation's oldest and largest public University. She also obtained a Diploma in Legal Practice, from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, the country's capital city.[3] For seventeen years, from 1993 until she was appointed as a high court judge, Justice Helen Obura had served in the Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs. She was the Secretary to the Law Council at the time she was called to the bench in 2010.[3]

Judicial career

Hellen Obura served as judge on the High Court of Uganda, from October 2010,[3] until September 2015, when she was appointed to the Court of Appeal, which also doubles as the Constitutional Court of Uganda.[4] [5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Judiciary of Uganda (Uganda Judiciary) . Kampala. The Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda: Court System: Court of Appeal . 13 December 2017 . 13 December 2017 . Uganda Judiciary.
  2. Web site: The Honorable Justices of The Court Of Appeal . Judiciary of Uganda (Uganda Judiciary) . Uganda Judiciary. 13 December 2017. 13 December 2017 . Kampala.
  3. Web site: Justice Kainamura and Justice Obura Honored . 13 December 2017 . 29 October 2010 . Edgar . Kuhimbisa . Kampala . Justice, Law & Order Sector, Government of Uganda (JLOS).
  4. Web site: New Justices Appointed to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal . 13 December 2017 . 8 September 2015 . Kampala . . Judiciary of Uganda.
  5. Web site: Museveni appoints new Supreme Court judges . 13 December 2017 . 8 September 2015 . Kampala . The Observer (Uganda) Quoting Uganda Radio Network (URN) . URN . 13 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171213082914/http://observer.ug/news-headlines/39744-museveni-appoints-new-supreme-court-judges . dead .