Article 131. The Supreme Court of Uganda
Composition of the Supreme Court
This is the official English text as consolidated on 31 December 2023. The English text is the law.
(1)
The Supreme Court shall be duly constituted at any sitting if it consists of an uneven number not being less than five members of the court.
(2)
When hearing appeals from the decisions of the Court of Appeal sitting as a Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court shall consist of seven members of the Supreme Court.
(3)
The Chief Justice shall preside at each sitting of the Supreme Court, and in the absence of the Chief Justice, the most senior member of the court as constituted shall preside.