person Biography
Hon. Justice Martha Koome was appointed on 14th May, 2021 and assumed office on 21st May, 2021 as the Chief Justice of the Republic of Kenya, and President of the Supreme Court of Kenya. She is the first woman Chief Justice of the Kenyan Judiciary. She is the Chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission, National Council on the Administration of Justice (NCAJ), National Council for Law Reporting, and the Vice Chairperson of the Southern and Eastern Africa Chief Justices’ Forum.
Prior to her appointment, she was a Judge of the Court of Appeal, and Judge of the High Court. Before joining judicial service she was a practising advocate.
Hon. Justice Martha Koome was the President of the Kenya Magistrates and Judges Association (2019); Member of the AU Committee on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (2005 – 2010); Chairperson of FIDA – Kenya (1997- 2003);Chairperson of the Bill of Rights Sub-Committee at the Bomas Constitutional Conference; inaugural Treasurer of the East Africa Law Society; and Council Member of the Law of Society of Kenya (1994-1996). She chaired the NCAJ Special Taskforce on Children Matters that was the architect of the Children Act,2022.
She was awarded the runner-up UN Person of the Year in Kenya 2020, theNational Honours of the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS), and theElder of the Order of the Golden Heart (EGH).
She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya, holds a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the University of Nairobi, Post-Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law, and Master of Laws (LLM) from the University of London.
