Esta Nambayo

Esta Nambayo, is a lawyer and judge, who was appointed to the High Court of Uganda on 4 October 2019.

Before that, from 27 August 2018 until 4 October 2019, she served as the Chief Registrar of the Courts of Judicature in Uganda. In that position, she was the fifth-highest judicial officer in the country, behind the (1) Chief Justice (2) Deputy Chief Justice (3) Principal Judge and the (4) Secretary to the Judiciary.

Immediately prior to her current assignment, she was the Registrar of the Court of Appeal (Constitutional Court). As Chief Registrar, she replaced Paul Gadenya, who was earlier in 2018, appointed to the High Court as a judge.

She started out in the 1990s, as a legal officer with the International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA), in their Kampala office. She joined the bench as a Grade One Magistrate, serving in that capacity in the courts in Luweero, Nakasongola and Kampala City Hall. She was then transferred to Mbarara at the rank of Chef Magistrate. While there, she concurrently served as the Deputy Registrar of the Mbarara Court.

Nambayo was born in Busia District, circa 1968. She attended local primary schools before she enrolled in Tororo Girls School for her O-Level education. She studied at Mackay Memorial College, in Nateete, a Kampala neighborhood, for her A-Level studies.