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Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995

Composition of the Supreme Court.

Jurisdiction
Uganda
Provision
131
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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(1) The Supreme Court shall be duly constituted at any sitting if it consists of an uneven number not being less than five members of the court. (2) When hearing appeals from decisions of the Court of Appeal sitting as a constitutional court, the Supreme Court shall consist of a full bench of all members of the Supreme Court; and where any of them is not able to attend, the President shall, for that purpose, appoint an acting justice under article 142(2) of this Constitution. (3) The Chief Justice shall preside at each sitting of the Supreme Court, and in the absence of the Chief Justice, the most senior member of the court as constituted shall preside.

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Constitution of the Republic of Uganda, 1995 · judiciary.go.ug · Retrieved 17 August 2026.

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