Chief Justice of Kenya

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The Chief Justice of Kenya is the head of the Kenyan judiciary and Supreme Court, responsible for overseeing the administration of justice and serving as the country’s top judicial authority.

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Chief Justice of Kenya canonical 12

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chief justice ⓘ
judicial office ⓘ
public office ⓘ
appointedBy President of Kenya ⓘ
chairs Judicial Service Commission of Kenya ⓘ
confirmedBy National Assembly of Kenya ⓘ
constitutionalBasis Constitution of Kenya 2010 ⓘ
country Kenya ⓘ
createdBy Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
deputy Deputy Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
firstFemaleOfficeHolder Martha Koome ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver all courts in Kenya ⓘ
heads Judiciary of Kenya ⓘ
Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ
jurisdiction Kenya ⓘ
legalSystem Kenyan law ⓘ
common law ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 ⓘ
memberOf Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ
nativeLabel Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya ⓘ
nominatedBy Judicial Service Commission of Kenya ⓘ
officeCreatedIn 1963 ⓘ
officeHolder Martha Koome ⓘ
officeHolderStartTime 2021 ⓘ
officeType non-partisan ⓘ
oversees discipline of judicial officers (through JSC) ⓘ
judicial policy in Kenya ⓘ
participatesIn presidential election petitions ⓘ
partOf Government of Kenya ⓘ
positionInJudiciary head of judiciary ⓘ
president of the Supreme Court of Kenya ⓘ
precedence among highest state officers in Kenya ⓘ
predecessorOfficeHolder David Maraga ⓘ
Willy Mutunga ⓘ
rank highest judicial officer in Kenya ⓘ
reportsTo Constitution of Kenya ⓘ
residence Nairobi ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of justice in Kenya ⓘ
leadership of the Judicial Service Commission of Kenya ⓘ
oversight of the judiciary ⓘ
seat Supreme Court Building, Nairobi ⓘ
style The Honourable Chief Justice ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice
swearsIn President of Kenya ⓘ
symbol Coat of arms of Kenya ⓘ
termLength until mandatory retirement age ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

President of Kenya → oathAdministeredBy → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
Cabinet Secretaries of Kenya → oathAdministeredBy → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
subject linked to: Cabinet Secretaries
Judiciary of Kenya → headedBy → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
Supreme Court of Kenya → composition → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
Supreme Court of Kenya → headedBy → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
Vice-President of Kenya → oathAdministeredBy → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
Judicial Service Commission (Kenya) → compositionIncludes → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
subject linked to: Judicial Service Commission
Judicial Service Commission (Kenya) → chairperson → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
subject linked to: Judicial Service Commission
David Maraga → officeContested → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
Supreme Court Building, Nairobi → usedBy → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ
Martha Koome → positionHeld → Chief Justice of Kenya ⓘ