Anna Bitature Mugenyi
Honorable Anna Bitature Mugenyi | |
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| Justice of the High Court of Uganda | |
| Assumed office 9 May 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Uganda |
| Alma mater | Makerere University (Bachelor of Laws) Law Development Centre (Diploma in Legal Practice) Eastern and Southern African Management Institute (Master of Business Administration) |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Legal |
Anna Bitature Mugenyi (née Anna Bitature), is a Ugandan justice of the High Court of Uganda, since May 2016.[1]
Background and education
[edit]She was born and educated in Uganda for her elementary schooling. She earned her High School Diploma at Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga, a prestigious all-girls boarding high school in present-day Mukono District.[2]
She earned a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from Makerere University, the nation's oldest and largest public University. In 1993, she also obtained a Diploma in Legal Practice, from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala, the country's capital city and was admitted to the Uganda Bar, as a practicing lawyer.[3] Later, she earned a Master of Business Administration from the Eastern and Southern African Management Institute.[2]
Career
[edit]Justice Bitature's expertise is in commercial law and tax administration. She served as Assistant Commissioner at the headquarters of the Uganda People's Defence Forces (UPDF), based at its headquarters in Mbuya. She was then hired by the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA), working there as Assistant Commissioner, until she was appointed to the High Court of Uganda, as a judge.[3] She is assigned to the Commercial Division of the High Court.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Aine, Kim (9 May 2016). "Museveni Swears In New Judges". Kampala: Chimp Reports Uganda. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b Bitature, Anna (2014). "Anna Bitature: Assistant Commissioner Tax Investigations at Uganda Revenue Authority". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ a b Uganda Law Society (December 2014). "Lawyers' Directory: Member: Anna Mugenyi Bitature". Kampala: Uganda Law Society. Archived from the original on 26 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
- ^ Judiciary of Uganda (15 August 2017). "The Honorable Judges Of The High Court". Kampala: Judiciary of Uganda. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
External links
[edit]- Seven new judges sworn in As of 9 May 2016.
- Photograph of Justice Anna Bitature Mugenyi, at Flickr.com As of 9 May 2016.
- Living people
- Makerere University alumni
- Eastern and Southern African Management Institute alumni
- 21st-century Ugandan judges
- Law Development Centre alumni
- Ugandan women judges
- People from Western Region, Uganda
- Justices of the High Court of Uganda
- People educated at Mount Saint Mary's College Namagunga
- 21st-century women judges