Flavia Anglin Senoga, also Flavia Senoga Anglin, is a Ugandan lawyer and judge on the High Court of Uganda. She was appointed to that court by president Yoweri Museveni, on 14 March 2011.[1]
Background and education
editShe graduated from the Faculty of Law of Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, with a Bachelor of Laws, circa 1973. The following year, she was awarded a Diploma in Legal Practice by the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, Uganda's capital city.[1]
Career
editPrior to her ascension to the bench, Ms Senoga was the Chief Registrar at the High Court of Uganda,[1] the first woman to serve in that capacity.[2] She had started out as a Grade I magistrate, prior to that.[2]
At the High Court, she was assigned to different divisions until she was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Criminal Division.[3] Before the criminal division, Justice Senoga served in the Executions and Bailiffs Division of the High Court, as the Deputy Head.[4] She was transferred to the Criminal Division in June 2017.[5]
Among the cases that she has presided over, is State vs Muhammad Ssebuufu et. al, also referred to as the "Pine Murder Case", where a car salesman and others are accused of kidnapping a customer and beating her to death, on account of failure to settle a USh9 million (US$2,500) debt.[6]
Other considerations
editJustice Flavia Anglin Senoga is a member of the board of directors of the Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD), non-profit, organization that aims to improve the living conditions of the people of the West Nile sub-region.[7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Richard Wanambwa (14 March 2011). "Principal judge, deputy chief justice swear in". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ a b Hague Talks (7 January 2018). "Flavia Anglin: Judge In Uganda: Speaker". The Haugue: HaugeTalks.Com. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Judiciary of Uganda (15 August 2017). "The Honorable Judges Of The High Court of Uganda". Kampala: Judiciary of Uganda. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Anthony Wesaka (3 June 2016). "Judge blasts politicians on court orders". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Wesaka, Anthony (8 June 2017). "10 High Court Judges Transferred". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ Kasule, Farooq (5 February 2018). "Pine Murder Case Flops". New Vision. Kampala. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ AFARD (3 August 2018). "About Agency for Accelerated Regional Development". Nebbi Town Council: Agency for Accelerated Regional Development (AFARD). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
External links
edit- Ugandan Judge Flavia Senoga Anglin: We Have To Put An End To Useless Wars As of 7 January 2018.