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
Provision text
Official source(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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