Post: Magistrate Grade 1
Reference No: HRM/77/204/01 Vol. 9
Salary Scale: JSS4
Number of Vacancies: 28
Reports to: Chief Registrar through the Chief Magistrate
Application Email: [email protected]

Minimum Qualifications:
• Applicants should be Ugandans in possession of an Ordinary Level Certificate, Advanced Level Certificate, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree from a recognized University / Institution and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre or a recognized Institution.

Any relevant advanced/post graduate qualification(S), ICT qualification(s) as well as work experience will be an added advantage. A Certificate of Enrolment is a requirement.
• Applicants appointed to this position will act for a period of one (1) year before being confirmed in a substantive capacity upon performance evaluation being conducted.
Where necessary, the Commission will conduct a Competence Test for this position.

The successful candidate will be responsible to the Chief Magistrate in performing the following duties:
1. In charge of the assigned Magistrates Court
2. Supervises subordinate staff at the assigned Magistrate Court
3. Managing funds released to the Court
4. Hearing and disposing of civil and criminal cases
5. Organizing and chairing Stakeholder and staff meetings, if in charge of station
6. Making periodic visits to detention centres within the Magisterial Area
7. Custodian of the Court Seal
8. Managing an Inventory of Judiciary assets — if in charge of station
9. Preparing monthly situational, activity and performance reports to the Chief Magistrate
10. Ensuring proper utilization of the Electronic Court Case Management Information System/CCAS
11. Making monthly returns to the Registry of Magistrates’ Affairs and Data Management
12. Promoting a positive image of the Judiciary by adhering to the Judicial Code of Conduct, core values and zero tolerance to corruption among Court Staff and self
13. Ensuring the Registry, Archives and Exhibit stores are organized
14. Carry out any other duties that may be assigned to him/her by the supervisor

Terms and conditions pertaining to this advert:
1. Applicants should apply for only one position on offer in this advert. Multiple applications by an applicant shall lead to disqualification
2. Only documents specified in this advert should be submitted/enclosed as a single pdf document.
3. An applicant who is not contacted by the commission should regard his or her
Application as unsuccessful.
4. No applicant or his/her agent should contact any member, officer or staff of the commission. Canvassing by applicants or for and on behalf of applicants shall lead to automatic disqualification.
5. This application process is free. No one should pay money to anyone for any service relating to this recruitment process.
6. Any complaint or clarification regarding this recruitment programme should be sent by email to the secretary, judicial service commission on email: [email protected]
7. The judicial service commission form should be completed in typed letters. No handwritten forms will not be accepted.