Court of Appeal of Uganda

The Court of Appeal of Uganda (also constituted as the Constitutional Court of Uganda) is the second-highest judicial organ in Uganda. It derives its powers from Article 134 of the 1995 Constitution. It is an appellate court when hearing cases appealed from the High Court of Uganda. However, it has original jurisdiction when adjudicating matters relating to the constitutionality of matters before it. All judgments by the Court of Appeal are theoretically appealable to the Supreme Court of Uganda, if the Supreme Court decides to hear the appeal.^[1]

Court of Appeal of Uganda Constitutional Court
Established	1995
Jurisdiction	Uganda
Location	Kampala, Uganda
Authorised by	Constitution of Uganda
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Uganda
Number of positions	15
Deputy Chief Justice of Uganda
Currently	Flavian Zeija
Since	2020

Location

The Court of Appeal of Uganda is located at Plot 2, The Square, Nakasero, in the Central Division of Kampala, the capital and largest city in Uganda.^[1] The geographical coordinates of the offices of the Uganda Court of Appeal are: 0°18'57.0"N, 32°34'45.0"E (Latitude: Longitude:0.315833; Longitude:32.579167).^[2]

Overview

The Court of Appeal of Uganda is headed by the deputy chief justice and has fourteen other justices. The quorum required for a court decision varies depending on the matters under consideration. When sitting as an appellate court in a civil or criminal matter, the required quorum is an odd number of justices, not less than three in number. When sitting to consider a constitutional matter, quorum is achieved by an odd number of justices, not less than five. In Uganda, the Deputy Chief Justice is not a member of the Supreme Court.^[1]

Composition

The Justices of the Court of Appeal of Uganda are headed by the Deputy Chief Justice of Uganda. The following are the justices of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, as of 23 April 2025:^[3]

1. Flavian Zeija (Deputy Chief Justice)^[4]
2. Fredrick Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende
3. Eva Luswata
4. Irene Mulyagonja
5. Margaret Tibulya^[5]
6. Moses Kazibwe Kawumi^[5]
7. Geoffrey Kiryabwire
8. Oscar Kihika
9. Hellen Abulu Obura
10. Asa Mugyenyi^[5]
11. Cheborion Barishaki
12. Simon Mugenyi Byabakama (On secondment to Uganda Electoral Commission)^[6]
13. Christopher Gashirabake
14. Musa Ssekaana
15. Cornelia Sabiiti Kakooza
16. Stella Alibateese
17. Florence Nakachwa
18. Jesse Rugyema Byaruhanga
19. John Mike Musisi
20. Keturah Kitarisiibwa Katunguka
21. Esta Nambayo.^[7]

List of deputy chief justices

List of Deputy Chief Justices of Uganda

Rank	Name of Justice	Term in Office
1	Seth Manyindo	until 2001[8]
2	Laeticia Kikonyogo	2001 until 2010[9]
3	Elizabeth Mpagi Bahigeine	2010 until 2012[10]
4	Constance Byamugisha	2012 until 2013[8]
5	Steven Kavuma	2015 until 2017[11]
6	Alfonse Owiny-Dollo	2017[12] until 2020[13]
7	Richard Buteera	2020 until 2025[13]
8	Flavian Zeija	since April 2025[4]

See also

• Politics of Uganda
• Supreme Court of Uganda
• High Court of Uganda