SOPHIA A. N. WAMBURA (Tanzania)

Retired Judge of the High Court of Tanzania and President of the East African Judges and Magistrates Association [EAMJA] Law and Justice.

Retired as a Judge In charge of the High Court Labour Division in October, 2020 after serving as both a Resident Magistrate, Registrar and Judge in the Judiciary of Tanzania for almost 35 years.

Judge Wambura is a Trainer of Trainers in Human Rights and specifically Women and Children’s Rights; Juvenile Justice; Labour Laws and Judgment Writing.  She also Mentors young female Lawyers and Magistrates.

Currently she is a Registered Arbitrator, Non Practicing Advocate and a Legal Consultant. With her colleagues they are now developing a Training of Trainers Manual on Gender Based Violence for Judicial Officers. Apart from being the President of EAMJA she is also a Member of The International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association, (CMJA) and Tanzania Women Judges Association (TAWJA).