Benjamin Josses Odoki served as Chief Justice of Uganda from 2001 to 2013, his term extended by three controversial months before he stepped down in June 2013. Appointed a High Court judge in 1978 at the age of thirty-five, he had earlier worked as a state attorney and directed the Uganda Law Development Centre, and he went on to serve as Director of Public Prosecutions from 1981 to 1984 and as a Supreme Court justice from 1986, chairing the Judicial Service Commission from 1996 to 2000. After leaving Uganda's bench he served as a judge on the African Development Bank's Administrative Tribunal and on the Supreme Court of Eswatini, and since 2018 has chaired the Committee of Constitutional Experts drafting a constitution for the proposed East African Confederation.
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Benjamin Josses Odoki (born 23 March 1943) is a former Chief Justice of Uganda, former Supreme Court Justice of Eswatini, and current Chairman of the Committee of Constitutional Experts for Drafting the EAC Political Federation Constitution, the committee drafting the constitution for the East African Confederation.
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He was a State Attorney of Uganda previous to his appointment to the court in 1986.
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He has written a number of books and has published articles on a number of subjects, including constitutional development, human rights and criminal justice.
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occupation/position claim resolves to: Judge and Jurist
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P27 (country of citizenship): Uganda
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P569 (date of birth): 1943
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P569 (date of birth): 1943-03-23
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P19 (place of birth): Busia District
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Odoki served as the tenth Chief Justice of Uganda from 2001 to 2013 after fifteen years as a Judge on the Supreme Court of Uganda.
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