Hon. Lady Justice Margaret Waringa Muigai

Judge

Appointment to Judicial Service: 1989

Profile

Appointed District Magistrate in 1989
Appointed as Judge of the High Court in 2014
Served at Machakos and Milimani (Family and Commercial and Tax Divisions) High Courts
Presiding Judge at Machakos High Court

Academic and Professional Qualifications

Master of Laws (LLM), Corporate Law and FinanceWidener University School of Law Wilmington Delaware, U.S.A.
Bachelor of Law (LLB), University of Nairobi, 1987
Diploma in Law, Kenya School of Law, 1988,
Admitted to the bar in 1989

Trainings Attended

Curriculum Development Skills Training, Kenyatta University
Delivery Methods for Effective teaching and Learning in Higher Education,
Kenyatta University
Tax Resolution Process in Kenya
Election Dispute Resolution Debrief
Reform of Insolvency Regime in Kenya
Certificate in Leadership Skills
Royal Institute of Public Administration (RIPA) United Kingdom
International Law Institute (ILI), Washington, U.S.A., Certificate in World Trade Law and Regional Agreements
Raoul Wallenberg Institute, Lund, Sweden, Certificate in Human Rights Law
Loyola – Tulane University, Public Law Centre, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Certificate in Legislative Drafting.
East African Harmonization of Legal Training Curriculum and Regulatory Framework
Academic Promotion of the Pedagogy of Effective Advocacy in Law (APPEAL) in Durban, South Africa
State Corporations Advisory Committee (SCAC) Taskforce Workshop
Monitoring and Evaluation training, Strathmore University

Previous Experience

Magistrate serving in different Court Stations
Deputy Director Academic Programs, Kenya School of Law
Assistant Director, Continuing Legal and Professional Development Projects’ and Research (CPD P&R), Kenya School of Law
Senior Lecturer, Kenya School of Law, 2007 – 2014
Senior Officer/Crime Reader, Investigations Department – Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority (KACA), 1999 – 2001
Deputy Registrar, Milimani High Court Commercial Division, 1998-1999
Secretary Integrity and Anti- Corruption Committee of the Judiciary Ringera Committee, 2003
Senior Officer – Investigations Section Kenya Anti-Corruption Authority (KACA) IntegrityCentre, 2000
Lecturer, Kenya School of Professional Studies Inorero Centre, Parklands, Nairobi, 1996 – 1999
Member of Standing Committee on Law Reform at the Federation of Kenya Women Lawyers (FIDA, Kenya)

Other Responsibilities

Treasurer for the Kenya Judges and Magistrates Association Committee – Nairobi
Member of the Editorial board of the National Justice Journal “Hakimu”.
Member of the Training Committee on Kenya National Community Service Orders Program.
Member, Law Society of Kenya.
Member, Federation of Women Lawyers in Kenya (FIDA-Kenya).
Associate Member, Kenya Judges and Magistrates Association.
Member, Kenya Women Judges Association.

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