John Wilson Nattubu Tsekooko

John Wilson Nattubu Tsekooko (30 January 1943 – 14 October 2019), was a Ugandan lawyer and judge, who served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda, from 1994 until 2015.[1]

Honorable

John Wilson Nattubu Tsekooko
Born(1943-01-30)January 30, 1943
Mbale, Uganda
DiedOctober 14, 2019(2019-10-14) (aged 76)
Norvik Hospital, Kampala, Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
Alma materMakerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Law Development Centre
(Diploma in Legal Practice)
OccupationLawyer, judge
Years active1968 — 2017
Known forLaw
Home townManafwa
TitleRetired Justice of the Supreme Court of Uganda

Background and education

He was born in the Bugisu sub-region of the Eastern Region, Uganda, in 1943. He graduated from Makerere University, Uganda's oldest and largest public university, with a Bachelor of Laws degree. He also obtained a Diploma in Legal Practice from the Law Development Centre, in Kampala.[2]

Career

Tsekooko served as a state attorney in the Directorate of Public Prosecution from 1968 until 1974. He then resigned and went into private law practice until 1977. He went into exile between 1977 and 1979.[1][3]

In 1990, he was appointed to serve as a Judge on the High Court of Uganda. In 1994, a vacancy opened up on the Uganda Supreme Court. His name was nominated to the appointing authority by the Judicial Services Commission. President Yoweri Museveni appointed him to the Supreme Court of Uganda.[1] He served in that capacity until 2013 when he turned 70 years of age. He was hired on contract for another four years, until his retirement in 2017.[3]

As a private attorney

In 1980, Tsekooko served as a defence attorney for Milton Obote, in a defamation case against him filed by then presidential candidate Yoweri Museveni.[1]

As a Justice of the Supreme Court

On two occasions, in 2001 and 2006, Supreme Court Justice John Wilson Tsekooko ruled in favor of presidential candidate Kiiza Besigye in contested national presidential elections in each of those years. In both instances, Justice Tsekooko was a member of the dissenting minority on the bench.[1]

Death

Two weeks before his death, he was admitted to Norvik Hospital, a private healthcare facility in Kampala, Uganda's capital city. He died there on the afternoon of 14 October 2019. He is expected to be buried at his ancestral home in Bunakhaima Village, Butiru Sub-county, Manafwa District, on Saturday, 19 October 2019, at 4pm local time.[4]

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References
  1. Paul Ampurire (14 October 2019). "Retired Supreme Court Justice, John Wilson Tsekooko Dies". Kampala: SoftPower Uganda. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. Anthony Wesaka (14 October 2019). "Justice Wilson Tsekooko Is Dead". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. Baker Batte and Derrick Kiyonga (16 October 2019). "The Illustrious Life of Justice John Wilson Tsekooko". The Observer (Uganda). Kampala. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. Anthony Wesaka and Yahudu Kitunzi (16 October 2019). "Tsekooko: Judge Who Ruled Twice Against Museveni Goes To Rest". Daily Monitor. Kampala. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
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