Michael Chibita is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, who serves on the Supreme Court of Uganda, effective December 2019.[1] From 15 August 2013 until 6 December 2019, he served as the Director of Public Prosecution in Uganda. Prior to that, he served as a justice of the High Court of Uganda.[2]
Michael Chibita | |
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| Born | April 30, 1963 Buwesa Village, Butaleja District, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education | Kings College Budo (High school diploma) Makerere University (LL.B.) Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice) University of Iowa (LL.M.) |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, judge |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Known for | Law |
| Title | Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda |
| Spouse | Monica Chibita |
Background and education
editChibita was born in Buwesa Village, Butaleja District, in the Eastern Region of Uganda on 30 April 1963, to Clement and Edisa Duallo. After attending primary school locally, he was admitted to King's College Budo, in Wakiso District, where he completed his O-Level studies and went on to complete his A-Level education, graduating with a high school diploma in 1985.[2]
He entered Makerere University Law School, graduating in 1988 with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He followed that with a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice, obtained from the Law Development Centre, in 1989. Later, he obtained a Master of Laws degree in International and Comparative Law from the University of Iowa, in the United States.[3]
Career
editChibita lectured in International Relations and African History at the University of Northwestern – St. Paul, in Roseville, Minnesota, a suburb of St. Paul in the United States, in 1993.[3]
In 1994, he returned to Uganda and was hired as a State Attorney in the Attorney General's Chambers. He served as a legal assistant to the Attorney General of Uganda from 1995 until 1996.[3]
He was then appointed as the Private Secretary for Legal Affairs, in the Office of the President of Uganda, serving there for seven years, from 1996 until 2003. In 2003, he returned to the Chambers of the Attorney General of Uganda for another two years. He then served as an Assistant Commissioner, in Commissioner General’s Office at the Uganda Revenue Authority, until 2010.[3]
Between 2013 and 2019 he served as the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP).[2] In December 2019, he was appointed to the Supreme Court of Uganda.[1]
Family
editJustice Mike Chibita is married to Professor Monica Chibita, the Dean of the Faculty of Journalism, Media and Communication at Uganda Christian University.[2][4] Together, they are parents to five children, two daughters[5] and three sons.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Geoffery Serugo (6 December 2019). "DPP Mike Chibita, two others appointed to Supreme Court". Kampala: The Eagle Uganda. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Wesaka, Anthony (15 August 2013). "Who is Chibita, The New DPP?". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ a b c d Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (2015). "Director of Public Prosecutions: Mike J. Chibita". Kampala: Directorate of Public Prosecutions of Uganda. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ The Independent (24 May 2019). "UCU promotes Dr. Monica Chibita to rank of full professor". The Independent (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ Campus Bee Reporter (6 April 2016). "Meet the brilliant, enterprising Maria Chibita from UCU". Kampala: Campus Bee Uganda. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
External links
edit- We are not losing hope on Kagezi murder – DPP. As of 16 April 2017.