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.
Background and education
She 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.
Career
Prior to her ascension to the bench, Ms Senoga was the Chief Registrar at the High Court of Uganda, the first woman to serve in that capacity. She had started out as a Grade I magistrate, prior to that.
At the High Court, she was assigned to different divisions until she was appointed as the Deputy Head of the Criminal Division. Before the criminal division, Justice Senoga served in the Executions and Bailiffs Division of the High Court, as the Deputy Head. She was transferred to the Criminal Division in June 2017.
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.
Other considerations
Justice 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.
See also
References
- ^ Richard Wanambwa (14 March 2011). "Principal judge, deputy chief justice swear in". Daily Monitor Mobile. Kampala. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ 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
- Ugandan Judge Flavia Senoga Anglin: We Have To Put An End To Useless Wars As of 7 January 2018.