Judicial Service Commission
Applications are invited from suitable and eligible citizens of Uganda to fill the following vacant posts available in the Judiciary Service as specified below:

Applications on Judicial Service Commission Form 1 should be submitted online to the Secretary Judicial Service Commission (JSC), in a single document to: applications [email protected]  which should be received not later than 5:00 p.m of 15th November, 2021. Applications should bear the title of the post applied for as well as the reference number specified against the vacancy. Judicial Service Commission Form I can be accessed at: www.jsc.go.ug

Applicants should attach on each duly completed Form, an up to date Curriculum Vitae (CV) with names and contacts of at least two (2) Professional and two(2) Character referees, a recent passport size photograph, certified copies of academic certificates and transcripts and a copy of the National ID.

Applicants in Judiciary Service/Public Should attach a copy of their latest IGG acknowledged Declaration Certificate of Income, Assets and Liabilities where applicable. In addition, all applicants for any of the positions on offer, are required to submit an applicants’ self-assessment declaration on competences whose details and format can be accessed at www.jsc.go.ug

Post: Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda
Reference: HRM 77/180/01B
Salary Scale: Specified Officers Category
Number of Vacancies: 03

Minimum Qualifications and Working Experience:
Applicants should be in possession of a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from a recognized University / Institution plus a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre or a recognized Institution. Any advanced Post Graduate qualification in the relevant field or management will be an added advantage.
Applicants should have served as a Justice of the Court of Appeal or a Judge of the High Court or a court of similar jurisdiction to such a Court or has practiced as an Advocate for a period of not less than fifteen (15) years before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters.
For the above vacancy, any period during which a person has practiced as a Public Officer holding an office for which qualification as an Advocate is required shall be counted in the calculation of any period of practice required. Applicants for this post should attach copies of sample Judgments (for Judicial Officers), written submissions, professional papers/publications and journal articles (for Advocates), and a copy of the current practicing certificate where applicable.

Duties:
To adjudicate cases subject to the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Uganda in accordance with the Constitution.
APPLICANTS WHO PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR THIS POSITION UNDER EXTERNAL ADVERT NO. 1/2021 DATED 1ST FEBRUARY, 2021 AND WERE SHORTLISTED AND INTERVIEWED NEED NOT APPLY.

Job application procedure
Applications on Judicial Service Commission Form 1 should be submitted online to the Secretary Judicial Service Commission (JSC), in a single document to: [email protected]  which should be received not later than 5:00 p.m of 15th November, 2021. Applications should bear the title of the post applied for as well as the reference number specified against the vacancy. Judicial Service Commission Form I can be accessed at: www.jsc.go.ug
Applicants should attach on each duly completed Form, an up to date Curriculum Vitae (CV) with names and contacts of at least two (2) Professional and two(2) Character referees, a recent passport size photograph, certified copies of academic certificates and transcripts and a copy of the National ID. Applicants in Judiciary Service/Public
Should attach a copy of their latest IGG acknowledged Declaration Certificate of Income, Assets and Liabilities where applicable. In addition, all applicants for any of the positions on offer, are required to submit an applicants’ self-assessment declaration on competences whose details and format can be accessed at www.jsc.go.ug