Stella Arach-Amoko

Mary Stella Arach-Amoko is a Ugandan judge, who has served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, since 20 June 2013.[1]

Stella Arach-Amoko
Born1954 (age 66–67)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
( Diploma in Legal Practice)
OccupationLawyer, judge
Years active1979 — present
Known forLaw
TitleJustice of the Supreme Court of Uganda
Spouse(s)

Career

Arach-Amoko served in the Uganda Attorney General's chambers from 1979 until 1997, rising from a state attorney to commissioner for civil litigation. In 1997, she was appointed a High Court judge, serving in that capacity until 2010.[2]

Justice Stella Arach-Amoko, served at the East African Court of Justice, from 2006 until 2008, as a judge and from 2008 until 2013, as a "Deputy Principal Judge of the First Instance Division". In 2010, she was one of the candidates considered by the Judicial Services Commission, for appointment as the Chief Justice of Uganda.[2]

Between 15 April 2018 until 14 April 2020, Justice Arach-Amoko served as the Chairperson of the nine-member, Management Committee of Uganda's Law Development Centre.[3] In 2010 she was appointed to the Court of Appeal of Uganda.[4]

In her career on the bench, Justice Arach-Amoko has handled many election cases. In 2006 she dismissed the petition in which National Resistance Movement’s Francis Babu had challenged Erias Lukwago’s victory as Member of Parliament for Kampala Central Division. In 2012, at the Court of Appeal, she wrote the majority opinion that nullified NRM's Faisal Kikulukunyu's victory as the Member of Parliament for Butambala County. The ruling benefited Muhammad Muwanga Kivumbi, of the Democratic Party.[2]

Family

Justice Arach-Amoko is married to Ambassador Idule Amoko who, as of 2017, was serving as the Deputy Head of Mission at the Uganda Embassy in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.[5][6]

Stella Arach-Amoko is the mother of Ivy Claire Amoko who was a Gold Medal Winner for Chess in the Inter-University Games 2007 and 2008, playing for Makerere University.[7] Ivy Amoko is also a chess Woman FIDE Master.[8]

See also

References
  1. JLOS (20 June 2013). "New Judges Sworn In". Kampala: Uganda Justice, Law and Order Sector (JLOS). Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  2. Isaac Prince Mulindwa (21 March 2016). "The Judges of the Supreme Court of Uganda - Their Career Side". Kampala: Medium.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  3. Law Development Centre (25 May 2018). "Law Development Centre Management Committee". Kampala: Law Development Centre. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. Sulaiman Kakaire (12 May 2013). "Who are the new judges?: Stella Mary Arach Amoko, 59 - Supreme Court". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  5. Edgar Batte (24 April 2019). "Mabirizi returns to Supreme court in new age limit petition". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  6. Uganda Embassy In Ethiopia (20 November 2017). "Ambassador Amuge Otengo Was Warmly Received By The Ugandan Community In Ethiopia At Colorful Event In Addis Ababa On Saturday, 18 November 2017". Uganda Embassy In Ethiopia. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  7. David Isabirye (6 January 2014). "Meet Ivy Amoko, A Chess Playing Law Clerk". Kampala: Kawowo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  8. International Chess Federation (2020). "Amoko, Ivy Claire: Profile Information". Lausanne, Switzerland: ¿International Chess Federation. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
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