Hon. Lady Justice Mwamba Chanda – Judge-in-Charge, Lusaka High Court Family Division

 

 

PROFILE

Hon. Lady Justice Mwamba Chanda is a Judge of the High Court. She was appointed Judge of the High Court on 25th November, 2014. Justice Chanda holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Zambia. She was admitted to the bar in 2000.

Prior to her current appointment, Justice Chanda served as Deputy Chairperson of the Industrial Relations Court. Justice Chanda has also served in various other positions in the Judiciary since she first joined as Magistrate Class II in 1999 including Resident Magistrate, Senior Resident Magistrate, Principal Resident Magistrate at the Lusaka Subordinate Court, Deputy Registrar of the Ndola High Court, and Registrar of the High Court  and Director of Court Operations.

During the time she served as Registrar of the High Court, Justice Chanda also served as Secretary to the Judicial Service Commission and Council of Law Reporting, a statutory body established under Chapter 46 of the Laws of Zambia.

Justice Chanda is a member of the Zambia Association of Women Judges.

Categories: Family Division