Law Atlas

How The Law Decides
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme
Jurist

Johnson Gicheru

Modern Constitutional and Supreme Court Judges of Africa and the Middle East

Johnson Evan Gicheru (died 2020) was a Kenyan lawyer who served as the twelfth Chief Justice of Kenya, appointed by President Mwai Kibaki after the 2003 election and holding office from February 2003 to February 2011, the longest term served by any Chief Justice in Kenya's history. He rose through the judiciary as senior state counsel in the Attorney General's office, an administrative officer in the Office of the President, a High Court judge from 1982, and a Court of Appeal judge from 1988, and he chaired the judicial inquiry into the death of Foreign Affairs Minister Robert Ouko, though the commission was dissolved before it released its findings. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Role
Lawyer and the Chief Justice of Kenya 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
Kenyan 1
Died
2020 2
Death Date
2020-12-26 2
Role
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
Role (category)
Chief Justice 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

In Legal System

Source Johnson Gicheru (Wikipedia)
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Johnson Gicheru (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    He was appointed by President Mwai Kibaki upon his election in 2003.
  • Introduction, nationality
    Johnson Evan Gicheru (died 2020) was a Kenyan lawyer who served as the twelfth Chief Justice of Kenya, appointed by President Mwai Kibaki after the 2003 election and holding office from February 2003 to February 2011, the longest term served by any Chief Justice in Kenya's history.
  • Introduction, role
    Johnson Evan Gicheru was a Kenyan lawyer and the Chief Justice of Kenya.
  • In Legal System: Law of Kenya, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a Kenyan lawyer and the Chief Justice of Kenya
View the Source
2. Wikidata: Johnson Gicheru
  • Wikidata Q6268293, P570 date of death claim (year)
    P570 (date of death): 2020
  • Wikidata Q6268293, P570 date of death claim (full date)
    P570 (date of death): 2020-12-26
View the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.