Julia Sebutinde
Julia Sebutinde (born 28 February 1954) is a Ugandan jurist. She is currently serving her second term on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) following her re-election on 12 November 2020. She also is the current chancellor of Muteesa I Royal University, a university owned by Buganda kingdom. She has been a judge on the court since March 2012. She is the first African woman to sit on the ICJ. Before being elected to the ICJ, Sebutinde was a judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. She was appointed to that position in 2007. On February 6, 2024, Julia Sebutinde was elected Vice-President of the International Court of Justice.
Julia Sebutinde | |
|---|---|
| Vice President of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2024 | |
| President | Nawaf Salam |
| Preceded by | Kirill Gevorgian |
| Judge of the International Court of Justice | |
| Assumed office 6 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Koroma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 February 1954 Kampala, British Uganda |
| Spouse | John Bagunywa Sebutinde |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (LLB) Law Development Centre (Diploma) University of Edinburgh (LLM) |
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