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Hon. Lady Justice Lucy Waruguru Gitari
Appointment to Judicial Service
- Joined the judicial service as a District Magistrate II (Prof) in 1985
- Appointed Judge of the High Court in 2016
- Served as Presiding Judge at Kerugoya and Chuka High Courts
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Bachelors of Laws (LLB) degree, University of Nairobi.
- Post Graduate Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law
- Admitted to the Bar in 1985
Training Attended
- Effective and Efficient Administration of Justice
- Management and Administration courses for Magistrates
- Strategies for Personal Growth at Kenya School of Professional Studies
- Users Seminar on Istanbul Protocol
- Environmental Law and its Enforcement.
- Refugee Laws.
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Corruption and Economic Crimes and Cyber Crimes.
- Trainer on Sexual Offences Act
- Change Management
- Emerging Issues and Best Practices in Juvenile Justice
- Best Interests of the Child
- Stress Management and Counselling
- Transgender Issues
- Tax Law
- Counter Terrorism
- Judgement and Legal Writing
- Mediator
Previous Experience
- Magistrate for 31 years from 1985 at various levels
- Head of Station at Nyeri, Karatina, Naivasha, Kerugoya, Embu, Malindi and Kisumu Law Courts and Milimani Children’s Court, Nairobi
- Deputy Registrar, at the High Court and Court of Appeal.
- Special Magistrate, East and Central Province under the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act.
Other Responsibilities
- Member, Kenya Women Judges Association, Kenyan Chapter and serves as Regional Representative of Mount Kenya Region.
- Member, National Council on the Administration of Justice Special Taskforce on Children Matters
- Served on committees responsible for developing the Registry Manual for subordinate courts and a manual for Heads of Stations.
- Spearheaded rehabilitation programmes for drug addicts in Malindi
- Regional Chairlady of Coast Region, Embu Region and Council member of Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association.
- Worked with alcoholics in rehabilitation institutions
- Member, Committee of Swedish – Kenya Co-operation on Prison Reforms.
- Member of Schools’ Board of Governors and committees.
- Participated in church activities and career guidance in schools
Interests
- Mentoring young girls
- Assisting the poor, visiting prisoners with church members to give donations and evangelising