List Of Chief Justices In Kenya
Chief Justice is the title of the presiding judge of a supreme court. The term can apply to state or federal chief justices, but is mostly used in reference to the Chief Justice of Kenya. Supreme Court. Chief justices are the most senior member of the court, regardless of how many years they served on the bench.
In this article Keweb.co tries to answer the question by publishing the full list of Chief Justices in Kenya
Below are the full List of Chief Justices In Kenya
| S/N | Name of Chief Justice | Birth… | Date when appointed | Date when retired | Appointing officer |
| 1 | Sir Robert Hamilton | (1867–1944) | 1906 | 1920 | Sadler |
| 1 | Sir Jacob Barth | (1871–1941) | 1920 | 1934 | Northey |
| 2 | Sir Joseph Sheridan | (1882–1964) | 1934 | 1946 | Byrne |
| 3 | Sir Barclay Nihill[6] | (1892–1975) | 1946 | 1951 | Mitchell |
| 4 | Sir Horace Hearne[7] | (1892–1962) | 1951 | 1954 | Mitchell |
| 5 | Sir Kenneth O’Connor[8] | (1896–1985) | 1954 | 1957 | Baring |
| 6 | Sir Ronald Sinclair | (1903–1996) | 1957 | 1963 | Baring |
| 7 | Sir John Ainley | (1906–1992) | 1963 | 1963 | MacDonald |
| 1 | Sir John Ainley | (1906–1992) | 1963 | 1964 | MacDonald |
| 1 | Sir John Ainley | (1906–1992) | 1964 | 1968 | Jomo Kenyatta |
| 2 | Kitili Mwendwa | (1929–1985) | 1968 | 1971 | Jomo Kenyatta |
| 3 | Sir James Wicks | (1901–1989) | 1971 | 1982 | Jomo Kenyatta |
| 4 | Sir Alfred Simpson | (1914–2003) | 1982 | 1985 | Daniel Moi |
| 5 | Chunilal Madan | (1912–1989) | 1985 | 1986 | Daniel Moi |
| 6 | Cecil Miller | (1916–1989) | 1986 | 1989 | Daniel Moi |
| 7 | Allan Hancox | (1932–2013) | 1989 | 1993 | Daniel Moi |
| 8 | Fred Apaloo | (1921–2000) | 1993 | 1994 | Daniel Moi |
| 9 | Abdul Majid Cockar | (1923–2016) | 1994 | 1997 | Daniel Moi |
| 10 | Zachaeus Chesoni | (1936–1999) | 1997 | 1999 | Daniel Moi |
| 11 | Bernard Chunga | (1950–) | 1999 | 2003 | Daniel Moi |
| 12 | Johnson Gicheru | Died in 2020 | 2003 | 2011 | Mwai Kibaki |
| 13 | Willy Mutunga | (1947–) | 2011 | 2016 | Mwai Kibaki |
| 14 | David Maraga | (1951–) | 2016 | 2021 | Uhuru Kenyatta |
Who are the 7 judges of the Supreme Court in Kenya?
Current justices
- Lady Justice Martha Koome – Chief Justice and President of the Supreme Court.
- Lady Justice Philomena Mwilu – Deputy Chief Justice and Vice President of the Supreme Court.
- Justice Mohamed Khadhar Ibrahim.
- Justice Dr Smokin Wanjala.
- Lady Justice Njoki Susanna Ndung’u.
- Justice Isaac Lenaola.
- Justice William Ouko.
Who is Lady Justice in Kenya?
Lady Justice Martha Karambu Koome