Esther Mayambala Kisaakye
Esther Mayambala Kisaakye | |
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Born | Uganda |
Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
Nationality | Ugandan |
Ethnicity | Muganda |
Citizenship | Uganda |
Education |
Bachelor of Laws Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda Diploma in Legal Practice Law Development Center, Kampala, Uganda Master of Arts in Women's Rights Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA Doctor of Juridical Science American University, Washington, DC, USA |
Occupation | Lawyer & Judge |
Years active | 1988 — present |
Known for | Judiciary |
Home town | Kampala |
Religion | Christian |
Esther Mayambala Kisaakye is a Ugandan judge. She is a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda. She was appointed to that position in July 2009.[1] Prior to that, she served as a lecturer at the Faculty of Law at Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university.[2]
Education
She holds the degree of Bachelor of Laws, from Makerere University, in Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest city. She also holds the Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Center, also in Kampala. Esther Mayambala Kisakye holds the degree of Master of Arts in Women's Rights from Georgetown University Law Center, in Washington, DC. Her degree of Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD), was obtained from the American University, also in Washington, DC, USA, on a scholarship grant from the Margaret McNamara Memorial Fund.[3]