Parliament: Government Tables Judicature Amendment Bill 2023, Seeks to Increase the Number of Judges to Reduce Case Backlog.
📸: Parliament Watch.
Gov’t has tabled The judicature Amendment Bill 2023, in which it is seeking to increase the number of Justices at the Supreme Court from 11 to 21 & increase number of Court of Appeal Justices from 15 to 55.
Nobert Mao, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs defended the increment of judges on grounds that there has been an increase in population, crime rates and increased awareness among the public of their legal rights which has resulted into the high demand for Judiciary services and court use.
Acute case backlog requires more man power to deliver justice to the people of Uganda effectively. In the circumstances, it has become necessary to amend the Judicature Act, Cap. 13 in section 3 and 9 to increase the number of Justices of the Supreme Court and the number of Justices of the Court of Appeal as envisaged by articles 130 and 134 of the Constitution respectively," said Mao.
According to Gov't, Case backlog as at 30th April, 2023 at the two courts stands as follows; the Supreme Court - 303 backlog cases out of a total of 668 pending cases and in the Court of Appeal - 5,173 backlog cases out of a total of 8,698 pending cases.
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