Hon. Lady Justice Grace Nzioka

Appointment to Judicial Service

• Joined the Judicial service as a Magistrate in 1987
• Appointed Judge of the High Court in 2011
• Served as Judge at Mombasa, Nairobi and Naivasha High Courts

 

Academic and Professional Qualifications

• Master of Laws (LLM) degree, UON
• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree, UON
• Diploma in Legal Education, KSL
• Admitted to the Bar in 1987

 

Training Attended

 

• The 70^th Refugee Law Course – Sanremo Italy.
• International Judges Conference on Financial Crimes – South Africa: ESAMI.  
• Emerging legal issues in Commercial and Financial Law.
• Training of trainers on International Protection and Refugee Law.
• International Human Rights Law.
• Kenya Magistrates’ symposium on Environmental Law and its enforcement.
• Policy makers’ workshops on review of Community Service Order Implementation Act
• Alternative Dispute Resolution awareness
• Training of trainers on cybercrime and electronic evidence

 

Previous Experience

• Magistrate for over 24 years
• Curriculum developer and reviewer of syllabus
• Trainer on law relating to Banking and Finance and other discipline of law.

 

Other Responsibilities

• Secretary to the Rules Committee in 2008
• Chair of the Commission of Inquiry into the ethnic violence in Tana River County, 2011.
• Member of the Kenya Institute of Bankers Academic Board.

 

Interests

• Volunteering and Community involvement activities
• Reading, research and writing
• Listening to music