timeline Career Highlights
Commissioner Judicial Service Commission
Chairman of the National Community Service Orders Committee
Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeal at Nakuru and Eldoret
Presiding Judge of the Judicial Review Division and Presiding Judge of the High Court at Embu.
person Biography
Hon. Mr. Justice Mohamed Warsame was appointed on 5th May 2026 and assumed office on 7th May 2026 as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Kenya. He is the Chairperson of the Judiciary Committee on Elections, the Supreme Court Publications Committee, the Technical Rules Committee, and the Committee on the Review of the Legal and Procedural Framework on the Kadhi’s Courts.
Prior to his appointment, to the Supreme Court, he served as Presiding Judge of the Court of Appeal at Nakuru and Eldoret, having been elevated to the Court of Appeal in December 2012. He was appointed a Judge of the High Court of Kenya in December 2003, where he served in various divisions and stations, including as Presiding Judge of the Judicial Review Division and Presiding Judge of the High Court at Embu.
Justice Warsame was unanimously elected to the Judicial Service Commission in April 2013 and served until December 2023. During his tenure, he chaired the Human Resource Management Committee. From February 2010 to December 2012, he served as Chair of the National Community Service Orders Committee, responsible for implementing non-custodial sentences across Kenya.
He was awarded the National Honours of the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (EBS).
He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and holds Bachelor of Laws LLB from the University of Nairobi, and a Post- Graduate Diploma from the Kenya School of Law.
