Chief Justices of Kenya- List of all persons who have served as Chief Justices.

Former Chief Justice David Maraga (2016 to 2021)

The Chief Justice is the Head of the Judiciary assisted by the Deputy Chief Justice. The Chief Justice is the President of the Supreme Court and links the Judiciary to other arms of Government.

The Chief Justice assigns duties to the Deputy Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the Principal Judge of the High Court and the Chief Registrar of the Judiciary.

He gives an annual report to the nation on the state of the Judiciary and on the administration of justice; and causes the report to be published in the Gazette, and a copy thereof sent, under the hand of the Chief Justice, to each of the two Clerks of the two Houses of Parliament for it to be placed before the respective Houses for debate and adoption.

The Chief Justice is also the chairperson of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC).

The Chief Justice shall hold office for a maximum of ten years or until retiring after attaining sixty five (65) years, whichever is the earlier.

List of all Former Chief Justices in Kenya

S/N	Name of Chief Justice	Birth…	Date when appointed	Date when retired	Appointing officer
1	Sir Robert Hamilton	(1867–1944)	1906	1920	Sadler
1	Sir Jacob Barth	(1871–1941)	1920	1934	Northey
2	Sir Joseph Sheridan	(1882–1964)	1934	1946	Byrne
3	Sir Barclay Nihill^[6]	(1892–1975)	1946	1951	Mitchell
4	Sir Horace Hearne^[7]	(1892–1962)	1951	1954	Mitchell
5	Sir Kenneth O’Connor^[8]	(1896–1985)	1954	1957	Baring
6	Sir Ronald Sinclair	(1903–1996)	1957	1963	Baring
7	Sir John Ainley	(1906–1992)	1963	1963	MacDonald
1	Sir John Ainley	(1906–1992)	1963	1964	MacDonald
1	Sir John Ainley	(1906–1992)	1964	1968	Jomo Kenyatta
2	Kitili Mwendwa	(1929–1985)	1968	1971	Jomo Kenyatta
3	Sir James Wicks	(1901–1989)	1971	1982	Jomo Kenyatta
4	Sir Alfred Simpson	(1914–2003)	1982	1985	Daniel Moi
5	Chunilal Madan	(1912–1989)	1985	1986	Daniel Moi
6	Cecil Miller	(1916–1989)	1986	1989	Daniel Moi
7	Allan Hancox	(1932–2013)	1989	1993	Daniel Moi
8	Fred Apaloo	(1921–2000)	1993	1994	Daniel Moi
9	Abdul Majid Cockar	(1923–2016)	1994	1997	Daniel Moi
10	Zachaeus Chesoni	(1936–1999)	1997	1999	Daniel Moi
11	Bernard Chunga	(1950–)	1999	2003	Daniel Moi
12	Johnson Gicheru	Died in 2020	2003	2011	Mwai Kibaki
13	Willy Mutunga	(1947–)	2011	2016	Mwai Kibaki
14	David Maraga	(1951–)	2016	2021	Uhuru Kenyatta

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