THE CHIEF JUSTICE THE HON MR. JUSTICE J. E. GICHERU JUDGES OF APPEAL THE HON. MR JUSTICE RIAGA S C OMOLO THE HON. MR JUSTICE PHILIP K TUNOI THE HON. MR JUSTICE SAMWEL E O BOSIRE THE HON. MR JUSTICE EMMANUEL O’KUBASU THE HON. MR JUSTICE ERASTUS M GITHINJI THE HON. MR JUSTICE PHILIP N WAKI THE HON. MR JUSTICE JOHN WALTER ONYANGO-OTIENO THE HON. MR JUSTICE WILLIAM S DEVERELL THE HON. MR JUSTICE DANIEL K. S. AGANYANYA THE HON. LADY JUSTICE JOYCE ALUOCH THE HON. MR JUSTICE ALNASHIR R M VISRAM THE HON. MR JUSTICE JG NYAMU JUDGES OF THE HIGH COURT THE HON. MR. JUSTICE AMRAPHAEL MBOGHOLI MSAGHA THE HON. MR JUSTICE JOHN A OSIEMO THE HON. MR JUSTICE JOHN W MWERA THE HON. MR JUSTICE JOHN M KHAMONI THE HON. LADY JUSTICE R. NAMBUYE THE HON. LADY JUSTICE MARY A ANG’AWA THE HON. MR JUSTICE HATARI P G WAWERU THE HON. LADY JUSTICE KALPANA H RAWAL THE HON. LADY JUSTICE JEANNE W GACHECHE THE HON. MR JUSTICE DAVID ONYANCHA THE HON. MR JUSTICE NICHOLAS R O OMBIJA THE HON. MR JUSTICE MUGA APONDI THE HON. LADY JUSTICE JESSIE W LESIIT THE HON. MR JUSTICE PHILLIP J RANSLEY THE HON. MR JUSTICE JOSEPH G NYAMU THE HON. MR JUSTICE JOSEPH K SERGON THE HON. LADY JUSTICE HANNAH M OKWENGU THE HON. LADY JUSTICE JOYCE N KHAMINWA THE HON. MR JUSTICE LEONARD NJAGI THE HON. MR JUSTICE ONESMUS K MUTUNGI THE HON. MR JUSTICE BENJAMIN P KUBO THE HON. MR JUSTICE GEORGE B M KARIUKI THE HON. MR JUSTICE MOHAMMED K IBRAHIM THE HON. LADY JUSTICE MARTHA K KOOME THE HON. LADY JUSTICE ROSELINE P V WENDO THE HON. MR JUSTICE JACKTON B OJWANG THE HON. MR JUSTICE PAUL K KARIUKI THE HON. MR JUSTICE DAVID K MARAGA THE HON. LADY JUSTICE MARY M KASANGO THE HON. MR JUSTICE DANIEL K MUSINGA THE HON. MR JUSTICE ISAACK LENAOLA THE HON. MR JUSTICE MATHEW J A EMUKULE THE HON. MR JUSTICE FESTUS AZANGALALA THE HON. LADY JUSTICE MURUGI G MUGO THE HON. MR JUSTICE FREDERICK A OCHIENG’ THE HON. MR JUSTICE MILTON S A MAKHANDIA THE HON. MR JUSTICE LUKA K KIMARU THE HON. MR JUSTICE ABUDULLAHI WARSAME THE HON. MR JUSTICE WILLIAM OUKO THE HON. LADY JUSTICE WANJIRU KARANJA THE HON. LADY JUSTICE RUTH N SITATI THE HON. MR JUSTICE GEORGE M A DULU THE HON. MR JUSTICE JOSEPH R. KARANJA THE HON. LADY JUSTICE HELEN OMONDI THE HON. LADY JUSTICE NANCY OGINDE THE HON. LADY JUSTICE PHILOMENA MBETE MWILU THE HON. MR JUSTICE AO MUCHELULE THE HON. LADY JUSTICE FN MUCHEMI THE HON. LADY JUSTICE MA ODERO THE HON. LADY JUSTICE A-A ARONI THE HON. MR JUSTICE SJ CHITEMBWE REGISTRAR OF THE HIGH COURT THE HON. MRS LYDIA A. ACHODE CHIEF COURT ADMINISTRATOR THE HON. MR. STEPHEN M. KIBUNJA

THE HON. MR JUSTICE WILLIAM OUKO


Judge of the High Court

The Hon. Mr. Justice William Ouko was born on 21st November, 1962 in Bondo. He attended Usenge Primary School before proceeding to Kilindini Secondary School in Mombasa for his “O” levels.  Thereafter he joined Kagumo High School for “A” levels.  He was admitted to the University of Nairobi where he graduated with an LL.B Degree in 1986.  Thereafter he joined the Kenya School of Law for a Diploma in law. 

He was employed in 1987 by the Judicial Service Commission as District Magistrate ll (Professional), a post he held for two years upto 1987 when he was promoted to the grade of Resident Magistrate.  Two months later he was promoted to the post of Deputy Registrar, effectively deputizing the Registrar of the High Court.  From 1989 to 2004 when he was elevated to the High Court, Mr. Justice Ouko has been engaged on a full-time basis in the administration of the courts in Kenya.  He has toured literally all the courts in the country and was instrumental to numerous developments in the Judiciary.

He rose from the post of Deputy Registrar to Senior Deputy Registrar, Principal Deputy Registrar and ultimately became the first Chief Court Administrator in 1997.  On 4th March, 2002 he was appointed the Registrar of the High Court and served for only two years before being appointed to the High Court as a puisne Judge.

Mr. Justice Ouko is widely trained in court administration having attended various courses in this area both locally and overseas.  He was trained locally at the Kenya Institute of Administration, the K.P.&T.C. Mbagathi, among others.  Overseas, he was trained at the Royal Institute of Public Administration, U.K., Washington International Management Institute (WIMI), U.S.A. among others.

He is credited for designing the annual appraisal forms for the Judiciary staff; for the drafting of the Judiciary Code of Conduct in 1994.

He has served as a member of the East African Judicial Education Committee, the Judiciary Library Committee, Reform and Development Committee of the Judiciary, among others.

He served as a Joint Secretary to the Presidential Committee to Inquire into Terms and Conditions of Service of the Judiciary (the Kotut Committee), the Committee on the Administration of Justice (The Kwach Committee), the Goldenberg Commission of Inquiry etc.

Recently he chaired with successfully results the Judiciary Service Staff Regulations Committee and is presently the chairman of the Task Force on the Judiciary Staff Superannuation Scheme. Last week he was appointed to chair the Task Force for the Judicial Reforms. 

On his appointment to the High Court, Mr. Justice Ouko was posted to Malindi, later transferred to Meru and last month to this court (Nakuru).  He is married with three daughters.