Justice
Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende
Egonda-Ntende in 2014
6th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Seychelles
In office
August 21, 2009 (2009-08-21) – 2014 (2014)
Appointed byConstitutional Appointments Authority of Seychelles
PresidentJames Michel
Preceded byAndrew Ranjan Perera
Succeeded byMathilda Twomey
Personal details
NationalityUgandan
ProfessionLawyer & Judge

Frederick Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende[1] is a Ugandan judge who serves as a Justice of the Court of Appeal of Uganda, which doubles as the Constitutional Court of Uganda.[2][3] Prior to that, from 2009 until 2014, he served as the Chief Justice of the Seychelles. He was sworn in as Chief Justice on Friday, August 21, 2009 at State House in the Seychelles capital city, Victoria. Prior to that he served as Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda. He was also involved in the setting up of an independent judiciary in East Timor, where he served as a judge of the Court of Appeal.

Egonda-Ntende lectured Law at Makerere University in Uganda and was the chairperson of the Law Reporting Committee of the Judiciary in Uganda. He also has extensive experience in dealing with matters of drug trafficking while working as a judge in the United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK).[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Frederick Martin Stephen Egonda-Ntende". Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs. University of Minnesota. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ↑ Uganda Judiciary (14 December 2017). "The Judiciary of the Republic of Uganda: Court System: Court of Appeal". Kampala: Judiciary of Uganda (Uganda Judiciary). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. ↑ Uganda Judiciary (14 December 2017). "The Honorable Justices of The Court Of Appeal". Kampala: Judiciary of Uganda (Uganda Judiciary). Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ↑ Egonda-Ntende Sworn In As Chief Justice of Seychelles



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