Date of initial election to the judicial roster: 20 December 2011
Current term: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2026
Judge Lee G. Muthoga has been a Judge of the Mechanism since it commenced operations in July 2012. In this capacity, Judge Muthoga has adjudicated a variety of matters as a Single Judge, and as a member of the Appeals Chamber including in the Šešelj and Stanišić & Simatović cases.
Prior to his tenure as a Mechanism Judge, Judge Muthoga served as an ad litem Judge of the ICTR (2003-2012). In this role, he was involved in numerous trials as a member of Trial Chamber II of the ICTR, including the Nizeyimana case where he was Presiding Judge. Judge Muthoga was also assigned to several matters relating to the referral of cases to national jurisdictions pursuant to Rule 11bis of the ICTR’s Rules of Procedure and Evidence.
In addition to his judicial duties at the Mechanism, Judge Muthoga consults on legal issues, particularly concerning Kenyan constitutional law, and provides training to Judges and Magistrates at the Judiciary Training Institute of Kenya. Since 2016, Judge Muthoga has also been involved in mediation and training of mediators as the Chairman and Principal Consultant of Dispute & Conflict Resolution Internal (DCRI).
Earlier in his career, Judge Muthoga practiced law in Kenya (1971-2003). He served as Chairman of the Law Society of Kenya (1981-1983) and President of the African Bar Association (1981-1987), and was enrolled in the Roll of Honour of the Law Society of Kenya in 2006. In addition, Judge Muthoga is qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has participated in local and international commercial arbitrations.
Judge Muthoga holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of East Africa, Tanzania (1970). He is fluent in English and Kiswahili.