Experience

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  Judiciary Uganda

  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Chief Magistrate

    • May 2023 - Present

    • Headed Ibanda Chief Magistrates' Court • Presided and disposed of cases.• Authored court judgments.• Led the District Chain Linked Committee a strategic tool that brings together institutions in the justice, law, and order sector to create local solutions for local problems in a district magisterial area.• Planned, managed, and reported budgets in the duty station• Managed a Magistrate Grade One and a team of 10 court personnel in the court station.• Supervised police stations and prisons to ensure they adhered to the international and national human rights regime for suspects and prisoners.

  • Head, Law Reporting

    • Nov 2022 - May 2023

    • Assessed and diagnosed training needs for judges, magistrates, and support staff.• Developed over 50 training concept notes• Updated a training data bank with over 600 entries• Manages and updated the Judiciary legal information bank - Uganda Legal Information Institute with over 500 entries • Designed, led, and supported over 100 trainings in Gender, land justice, human rights, law, ICT and Law Reporting• Produced over 100 reports that assessed the relevance and value of trainings at the JTI.• Created and managed relationships with partner organisations in providing resources and expertise for trainings.• Managed a team of 2 magistrates and and 4 Data Entrants at the Judicial Training Insititute

  • Magistrate Grade One

    • May 2012 - May 2023

    • Transformed Namayingo court station from grade II to grade I• Presided and disposed of over 3000 cases.• Authored over 2000 court judgements.• Headed 3 family and children’s court stations • Led the District Chain Linked Committee (Chairperson and secretary) a strategic tool that brings together institutions in the justice, law and order sector to create local solutions for local problems in a district.• Planned, managed and reported budgets in 3 duty stations • Managed a team of 6 court personnel in 3 different court stations.• Supervised police stations and prisons to ensure they adhered to the international and national human rights regime for suspects and prisoners.

  • Research Officer

    • Jun 2019 - Nov 2022

    • Assessed and diagnosed training needs for judges, magistrates and support staff.• Developed over 100 training concept notes• Updated a training data bank with over 1600 entries• Manages and updated the Judiciary legal information bank - Uganda Legal Information Institute with over 2000 entries • Updated the Judiciary Training Institute’s (JTI) website • Designed, led and supported over 100 trainings in Gender, land justice, human rights, law, and ICT• Produced over 100 reports that assessed the relevance and value of trainings at the JTI.• Created and managed relationships with partner organisations in providing resources and expertise for trainings.• Managed a team of 6 researchers and 4 support staff at the JTI

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  IAWL ~ Institute for African Women in Law

  • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

  • Research Associate

    • Mar 2019 - Present
    • Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    - Create content for organization blogs - Create content for organization book projects- Coaching and Mentorship of Externship Students at American University Washington College of law

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  Law and Advocacy for Women in Uganda

  • Kampala, Uganda

  • Gender Specialist

    • Aug 2017 - Present
    • Kampala, Uganda

    • Offered technical support on a Comprehensive Needs Assessment for Women and Children in Contact with the Justice System under the Justice and Accountability (JAR) Sector Reform project under JLOS. The project is funded by IBF. 2022.• Offered Technical support in the study assessing the case of ...

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  Balidawa Ngobi and Co Advocates

  • Iganga

  • Legal Associate

    • Mar 2011 - May 2012
    • Iganga

    • Represented 300 clients in court in a year.• Interviewed an average of 5 clients and witnesses per day to verify essential case information. • Drafted and negotiated over 50 agreements and transactions in a year.