Position: Judge of the High Court
Appointed: 2003

Hon. Mr. Justice Professor J.B Ojwang studied his Bachelors and Masters Degree in Law at the University of Nairobi between 1971 and 1976. He then proceeded for his Ph.D at University of Cambridge, UK which he completed in 1981. Prior to his appointment as Judge of the High Court, Justice Owang spent most of his career in law in the field of academics. His last position being the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Nairobi.

His main areas of scholarship include Constitutional law, Comparative Law, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property Law and Legal Theory. He has written and published singly or jointly with other distinguished scholars several books and articles in these areas of specialty.