Hon. Lady Justice Judy Omange Cheruiyot

Hon. Lady Justice Judith Omange holds the following academic and professional qualifications:

• Bachelor of Laws from University of Nairobi
• Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Kenya School of Law
• Certificates on Judicial Administration, Case Management, Environmental Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Juvenile Delinquency Treatment.

 

She has a wealth of judicial and administrative experience in the legal profession. She was appointed as an Environment and Land Court Judge in 2022 and has served in Nairobi.

 

Previous Experience

• Registrar of the High Court, responsible for the day to day administration of the High Court.
• Deputy Registrar at the Machakos High Court.
• Magistrate, Nairobi Children’s Court for seven years.

 

Other responsibilities

• Oversaw the design and piloting of Court Annexed Mediation in Kenya.
• Chair of the Finance and Administration

Committee of the ADR Taskforce that has developed a three-year action plan for Court Annexed Mediation.

• Chair of the Committee that developed the simplified Court Fees Schedule 2021.
• Secretary of the leadership team that spearheaded reforms at Machakos Law Courts which served as a model court for judicial transformation.
• Headed Nairobi Children’s Court which is the inaugural children’s court and oversaw implementation of the Children Act, then a new legislation at the court.
• Secretary of the Kenya Women Judges Association for a period of three years.

 

Interests

• Passionate about ensuring that Kenyans access justice in the courts
• Reading
• Aerobics