Christopher Izama Madrama
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(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Diploma in Legal Practice)
University of Zimbabwe
(Master of Laws in Women's Law)
Honorable Christopher Madrama | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 63–64) Uganda |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice) University of Zimbabwe (Master of Laws in Women's Law) |
| Occupations | Lawyer, judge |
| Years active | 1990 — present |
| Known for | Law |
| Title | Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda |
Christopher Izama Madrama is a Ugandan lawyer and judge, on the Supreme Court of Uganda,.[1][2] He was appointed to the Supreme court on 31 October 2022.[3]
He was born in Uganda, circa 1962.[4] He studied law at Makerere University, Uganda's largest and oldest public university, graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree. The next year, he received a Diploma in Legal Practice, from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, the national capital. He was then admitted to the Uganda Bar.[4] Later, he obtained a Master of Laws degree in Women's Law, from the University of Zimbabwe.[4]
Work experience
In 1990, he took up employment as a state attorney, in the Uganda Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, working in that capacity until 1999. He was then elevated to Principal State Attorney.[4]
Later in 1999, he left the Justice ministry and joined the Law Development Centre as a Senior Legal Officer.[4] From 2001 until 2010, Christopher Madrama was a Principal Legal Associate at Katende Ssempebwa and Company Advocates, a large firm in the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital. This was his last job in the private sector, prior to joining the bench.[4]
Judicial career
He was appointed as a judge of the High Court of Uganda in June 2010.[5] Over the years, he served in the various divisions of the high curt, including the commercial division and the executions division.[6] In February 2018, Madrama was appointed to the Uganda Court of Appeal, and was successfully vetted by the Ugandan parliament.[7]
Other considerations
Christopher Madrama has authored several publications including; "The Problem HIV/AIDS: A Discourse on Laws, Marriage and the Subordinate Status of Women in Uganda". From 1994 until 1995, he served as a research assistant with the Commission of Inquiry into the Judiciary of Uganda.[4]