Julia Sebutinde

Her Excellency
Julia Sebutinde
Vice President of the International Court of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 February 2024
PresidentNawaf Salam
Preceded byKirill Gevorgian
Judge of the International Court of Justice
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 February 2012
Preceded byAbdul Koroma
Personal details
Born (1954-02-28) 28 February 1954 (age 70)
Kampala, British Uganda
SpouseJohn Bagunywa Sebutinde
Children2
Alma materMakerere University (LLB)
Law Development Centre (Diploma)
University of Edinburgh (LLM)

Julia Sebutinde (born 28 February 1954) is a Ugandan jurist. She is currently serving her second term on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) following her re-election on 12 November 2020.[1] She also is the current chancellor of Muteesa I Royal University, a university owned by Buganda kingdom. She has been a judge on the court since March 2012. She is the first African woman to sit on the ICJ.[2][3] Before being elected to the ICJ, Sebutinde was a judge of the Special Court for Sierra Leone. She was appointed to that position in 2007.

On 6 February 2024, Julia Sebutinde was elected Vice-President of the International Court of Justice.[4]

  1. ^ "Who is Julia Sebutinde? The judge against all ICJ rulings in Israel's case". Al Jazeera. 26 January 2024. Retrieved 27 January 2024.
  2. ^ Butagira, Tabu (15 December 2011). "Justice Sebutinde Speaks on New World Court Job". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  3. ^ "Julia Sebutinde – First African Woman Sworn in As Judge of UN Court". TheHabariNetwork.Com. Xinhua News Agency. 12 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Judge Julia Sebutinde elected Vice-President of the International Court of Justice" (PDF). International Court of Justice. 6 February 2024. Retrieved 8 February 2024.