Job Title: Principal Judge
Organisation: Judicial Service Commission
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About the Company:
The Judicial Service Commission is a Constitutional body established under Article 146 of the Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995, whose mandate is to recruit judicial officers and regulate their conduct.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: The incumbent will be responsible for the following duties:
- Assisting the Chief Justice in the administration of the High Court of Uganda and the subordinate courts, in accordance with Article 133 of the Constitution of Uganda;
- Adjudicating such matters within the unlimited jurisdiction of the High Court pursuant to Article 139(i) of the Constitution of Uganda; and
- Performing other functions as may be delegated or assigned by the Chief Justice.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- Applicants shall be Ugandan citizens in possession of a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree (at least a Second-Class Lower Division) from a recognised university or institution; they shall also have a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre or from any other recognised institution within the East African Region. Any other advanced or postgraduate qualification/s will be an added advantage.
- Applicants must have served as a Judge of the High Court or a Court of similar jurisdiction to such a Court, or have practised as an Advocate for a period of not less than fifteen (15) years before a Court with unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters.
- Applicants for this post should attach four (4) samples of Judgements (Criminal or Civil) they have written.
How to Apply:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified and eligible Ugandans to fill the vacant posts available in the Judiciary Service as specified below. Applications, using Judicial Service Commission Application Form No.1 of 2021, should be completed and submitted to the email address provided for each position by not later than midnight of 6th June 2025. The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is an equal opportunity employer.
Instructions to applicants:
- JSC Application Form No.1 of 2021 can be accessed at https://www.jsc.go.ug/news/jsc-application-forms
- Type to fill in JSC Application Form No.1 of 2021.
- Handwritten forms will not be accepted.
- Print JSC Application Form No.1 of 2021.
- Submit JSC Application Form No.1 of 2021 to the email addresses for each position, along with the following documents included, in the order below, all as a single PDF document:
- A copy of the applicant’s national identity card.
- A passport-size photograph.
- An up-to-date curriculum vitae (CV).
- Copies of academic certificates and transcripts certified by the issuing institution. Note: The Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) and Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) should be certified by the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB).
- Names, contacts and letters of recommendation of two (2) professional and two (2) character referees.
- A Certificate of Enrolment.
- Applicants for this post should attach four (4) samples of Judgements they have written.
- A certified copy of the applicant’s latest and complete Declaration of Income, Assets and Liabilities from the Inspectorate of Government.
- Copies of previous appointment, confirmation and promotion letters (where applicable).
- Any other relevant documents.
- The applicant’s self-assessment declaration on competencies. The details and format can be found at https://jsc.go.ug/news/applicants-self-assessment-declaration
- All Application documents listed above should be combined into a single pdf document and submitted online to the Secretary Judicial Service Commission (JSC), to the application email addresses provided for each position.
Submit Application Documents to: Email: [email protected]
Additional information:
Applicants must apply for only one post. Multiple applications by an applicant will result in automatic disqualification.
Deadline: 6th June 2025
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