Benjamin Josses Odoki
Honorable Benjamin Josses Odoki | |
|---|---|
| Chairman of the Committee of Constitutional Experts for Drafting the EAC Political Federation Constitution | |
| Assumed office September 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Yoweri Museveni |
| Deputy | Amos Wako |
| Chief Justice of Uganda | |
| In office 2001 – 23 June 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Wako Wambuzi |
| Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda | |
| In office 1986 – 23 June 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 23, 1943 Dhaka, Busia District, Uganda |
| Spouse | Mrs. Veronica Odoki |
| Alma mater | University of Dar es Salaam (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice) |
| Profession | Lawyer |
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Benjamin Josses Odoki (born 23 March 1943) is a former Chief Justice of Uganda, former Supreme Court Justice of Eswatini, and current Chairman of the Committee of Constitutional Experts for Drafting the EAC Political Federation Constitution, the committee drafting the constitution for the East African Confederation. Odoki served as the tenth Chief Justice of Uganda from 2001 to 2013 after fifteen years as a Judge on the Supreme Court of Uganda. He was a State Attorney of Uganda previous to his appointment to the court in 1986.