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1. Martha Koome - Chief Justice
President of the Supreme Court
Appointed Chief Justice in May 2021
Admitted to roll of advocates in 1987
Holds a Bachelor's Degree in Law from the University of Nairobi
Post-graduate Diploma in Law holder from the Kenya School of Law
Holds a Master's Degree in Law from the University of London
Council Member of the Law of Society of Kenya between 1994 and 1996
2. Philomena Mwilu - Deputy Chief Justice
Over 37 years' experience in the legal profession
Appointed Deputy Chief Justice in 2016
Elected by her colleague judges of the Supreme Court as a Commissioner at JSC in May 2017
Holds a Bachelor and Master of Law degrees from the University of Nairobi
3. Justice Mohammed K. Ibrahim - Supreme Court Judge
Appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya in 2011
Admitted to roll of advocates in 1983
Elected to LSK Council for a year in 1994
Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee on Elections in 2021
4. Justice Njoki Ndung'u - Supreme Court Judge
Holds a Master's Degree in Law (LL.M) in Human Rights and civil liberties and a Diploma in Women's Rights
Architect of the Sexual Offences Act 2006
Worked as Programme Officer at the Institute for Education in Democracy and National Protection Officer at United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
Sat as a member of the Committee of Experts that drafted Kenya's Constitution
Awarded Kenya's UN Person of the Year in 2006
5. Justice Dr. Smokin Wanjala- Supreme Court Judge
Appointed as Judge of the Supreme Court in 2011
Holds Bachelor of Laws (LLB, Hons.) from the University of Nairobi
Diploma in Law holder from the Kenya School of Law
Holds a Master of Law (LL.M) Degree from Columbia University, New York
Doctorate in Law (PhD) holder from the University of Ghent, Belgium
Lecturer at the University of Nairobi between 1986 and 2004
Received the Presidential Award of the Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear (CBS) [First Class] in 2012
6. Justice Isaac Lenaola - Supreme Court Judge:
Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court in 2016
Also served as Presiding Judge of the Constitutional and Human Rights Division at the High Court in Milimani
Alumni of the University of Nairobi and the Kenya School of Law.
Joined the judicial service in 2003
Elected President of the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges in 2020
7. Justice William Ouko - Supreme Court Judge:
Appointed Judge of the Supreme Court in 2021
Until 2021, he was president of the Court of Appeal
Joined the Judiciary in 1987
More than 33 years' experience in legal profession
Served as joint secretary of the Goldenberg Commission of Inquiry
Holds a Master of Arts degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice (MACJ)
Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) holder from the University of Nairobi
Diploma in Legal Practice from the Kenya School of Law.