WOMEN CHIEF JUSTICES ACROSS AFRICA
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Her Ladyship Chief Justice: The Rise of Female Leadership in the Judiciary in Africa
Hildah Chibomba
Zambia
President, Constitutional Court, 2016-
Hildah Chibomba is the President of the Constitutional Court of Zambia. She holds her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Zambia and received a Master of Laws degree from the University of Bristol. She was admitted to the bar in 1982.
Justice Chibomba started her legal career within the judiciary of Zambia as a Resident Magistrate and Senior Resident Magistrate at Lusaka and Kitwe from 1982 to 1989. She then moved to the Civil Litigation Department within the Ministry of Legal Affairs to be an Assistant Senior State Advocate for the years of 1989 and 1990. Justice Chibomba climbed the ranks of the judiciary in Zambia, becoming the Senior State Advocate in the Civil Litigation Department from 1990 until 1993. Justice Chibomba then left the Ministry of Legal Affairs to work in the Attorney General’s chambers from 1993 to 1997 as the Principle State Advocate/Head of the International Law and Agreements. Her next position was to become a Judge of the High Court from 1997 until 2009.
Following her departure from the High Court, Justice Chibomba joined the Supreme Court and became a justice. She was then appointed to the Constitutional Court of Zambia in March 2016. Aside from her work in the judiciary, Justice Chibomba, is a member of the Zambia Association of Women Judges and the International Association of Women Judges.
Hildah Chibomba
Zambia
President, Constitutional Court, 2016-
Hildah Chibomba is the President of the Constitutional Court of Zambia. She holds her Bachelor of Laws from the University of Zambia and has also received a Master of Laws degree from the University of Bristol. She was admitted to the bar in 1982. Justice Chibomba started her legal career within the judiciary of Zambia as a Resident Magistrate and Senior Resident Magistrate at Lusaka and Kitwe from 1982 until 1989. She then moved to the Civil Litigation Department within the Ministry of Legal Affairs to be an Assistant Senior State Advocate for the years of 1989 and 1990. Justice Chibomba climbed the ranks of the judiciary in Zambia becoming the Senior State Advocate in the Civil Litigation Department from 1990 until 1993. Justice Chibomba then left the Ministry of Legal Affairs to work in the Attorney General’s chambers from 1993 until 1997 as the Principle State Advocate/Head of the International Law and Agreements. Her next position was to become a Judge of the High Court from 1997 until 2009. Following her departure from the High Court, Justice Chibomba joined the Supreme Court and became a justice. She was then appointed to the Constitutional Court of Zambia in March 2016. Aside from her work in the judiciary, Justice Chibomba, is a member of the Zambia Association of Women Judges and the International Association of Women Judges.