Laeticia Kikonyogo

Overview As Deputy Chief Justice of Uganda, Justice Kikonyogo was rated the 6th most powerful person in Ugandan public life. The six (6) most important public officials in Uganda are:

The President – Currently, Yoweri Museveni The Vice President – Currently, Edward Ssekandi The Speaker of Parliament – Currently, Rebecca Kadaga The Chief Justice – Currently, Bart Magunda Katureebe The Deputy Speaker of Parliament – Currently, Jacob Oulanyah The Deputy Chief Justice – Currently, Alfonse Chigamoy Owiny-Dollo.

She held various positions of responsibility in both the Catholic Church and the Judiciary. She was the first Uganda woman magistrate Grade I in 1971–1973; the first woman Chief Magistrate between 1973 and 1986; the first woman to be appointed High Court judge in 1986 and also sat on the Court of Appeal.

Education She attended Busuubizi Girls’ Primary School, in present-day Mityana District, from 1948 until 1952. She then transferred to Trinity College Nabbingo for her O-Level studies, from 1953 until 1958. She completed her high school education at King's College Budo, where she studied from 1959 until 1960, and passed her final A-Level examinations.

Other considerations Laeticia Kikonyogo was the first Ugandan woman to serve as Grade 1 magistrate, from 1971 until 1973. She was the first woman in the country to serve as the Chief Magistrate between 1973 and 1986. She was appointed to the Uganda High Court in 1986, being the first woman to serve in that capacity. Later, when she was appointed to the Uganda Court of Appeal and Constitutional Court, she was the first woman to serve in that capacity. Later, she served as the first woman Deputy Chief Justice of Uganda.