Justice James Ogoola to present Commencement Lecture at Nkumba University

As Nkumba University prepares to hold the 18th Graduation ceremony on Saturday 31st October 2015, the university is also set to hold a commencement lecture on Wednesday 28th, October 2015.

According to Mr. Bernard Eceru, the Public Relations Officer at Nkumba University, the 16th Commencement Lecture will be presented by Justice James Ogoola.

Ogoola who is the Chairman Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will present the lecture under the topic; “Balancing Rights and Obligations in and after University“.

It will be held at Nkumba University main campus in Entebbe.

Given the above topic, it’s with no doubt that Justice James Ogoola’s lecture at Nkumba University will not only be an educative one but also worth for the graduates given the unemployment challenges being faced by many after leaving university. The Campus Times will thus keep you updated.

You can also listen to the audio recording of last year’s (2014) commencement lecture that was presented by Nnabagereka via this link; Nkumba University 15th Commencement Lecture Presented by Nnabagereka of Buganda Kingdom on 22nd October 2014

Who is Justice James Ogoola

Justice Ogoola was born an only child on 15 August 1945, at Lumino Village, Samia-Bugwe county in Busia District.

He attended Nabumali High School for his O-Level studies and Kings College Budo for his A-Level education.

He studied law at the University of Dar-es-Salaam, from 1966 until 1969, graduating with the degree of Bachelor of Laws.

His degree of Master of Laws, was obtained from Columbia University in 1974.

He also holds the Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre in Kampala, obtained in 1997

Justice James Ogoola is the Principal Judge of the High Court of Uganda and a Justice of the COMESA Court of Justice in Lusaka, Zambia.

He is the chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission of Uganda. He previously served as the chairman of the commission of inquiry into the mismanagement of the The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.

He was an Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda. He is a member of The East African Court of Justice.

Ogoola recently completed a draft translation of the New Testament Bible into his mother tongue, Lusamia.

In 2009, Ogoola’s first collection of poems, Songs of Paradise: A Harvest of Poetry and Verse, was published.

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