Hon. Lady Justice Cecilia Githua

Hon. Lady Justice Cecilia Githua was born in Kiambu County

 

Appointment to Judicial Service

• Joined the Judicial Service as a District Magistrate II (Prof) in 1989
• Appointed as Judge of the High Court in 2011
• Served at Milimani (Judicial Review, Civil and Criminal Divisions), Kerugoya, Eldoret, Kisii and Murang’a High Courts.

 

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Master of Business Administration degree, University of Nairobi, 2006
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, University of Nairobi, 1987
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
• Admitted to the Bar in 1988

 

Trainings Attended

• Sentencing for Judges
• Leadership and management for Judges
• Regional Judicial Training on EAC Trade Related Laws
• Emerging Issues in Interlocutory Injunctions for Resident Judges and heads of divisions
• Training for Judges on Emerging Issues in Criminal Law and Procedure
• Judges symposium on Emerging Legal Issues in Commercial and Financial Law

 

Previous Experience

 

• Over 22 years of experience as a magistrate in various courts and in different cadres of the magistracy including Chief Magistrate.
• Chairperson, National Committee on Community Service Orders

 

Other Responsibilities

• Vice-President, International Association of Women Judges- Kenya Chapter.
• Member, Task Force for Review of the Laws Related to the Exercise of the Power of Mercy Under Article 133 of the Constitution of Kenya and the Power of Mercy Act.
• Youth Mentorship and Career Counseling with IAWJ- Kenya Chapter, the Kenya Red Cross Society, and Alliance High School.

 

Interests

• Reading
• Swimming
• Music
• Dancing