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First female chief justice for Mauritius a victory for feminists, but there s still unfinished business

First female chief justice for Mauritius a victory for feminists, but there s still unfinished business
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The time of the JSC and the president being fishers of

The time of the JSC and the president being fishers of
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Kenya set to appoint first female chief justice at sensitive moment

Kenya set to appoint first female chief justice at sensitive moment Reuters 1 hour ago By Duncan Miriri © Reuters/JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION Judge Martha Koome attends the interview for the post of Chief Justice at the Supreme Court building in Nairobi By Duncan Miriri NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenyan judge Martha Koome has defended dissidents and helped to write women s rights into the constitution - now she s on track to be the first female chief justice in a country where the role is particularly sensitive. A child of subsistence farmers, she was chosen by a judicial panel over the lawyer who argued President Uhuru Kenyatta s case in a 2017 battle with the Supreme Court that she will now head.

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Developing: Judge Martha Koome is grilled for CJ position

THE STANDARD NAIROBI Judge Martha Koome at the Supreme Court for Chief Justice interviews. [Collins Kweyu, Standard] Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome is facing the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) panel today and becomes the third person to be interviewed for the position of Chief Justice. Judge Koome currently heads the Criminal Division at the Court of Appeal. The judge is making her second shot at the CJ position having tried unsuccessfully in 2016. She is among 10 candidates shortlisted for the position of Chief Justice, and among three women eying the position. READ MORE She told the JSC panel on Wednesday morning that she has 33 years’ experience and had practised law for 15 years before becoming a judge. Koome says she was actively involved in public matters.

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