If Magistrates Courts in Uganda are less competent and more prone to corruption does it mean that the poor deserve inferior justice to the rich.
We can deduce from the Jurisdiction of Magistrates Courts and treatment of the Courts and the Magistrates that hear disputes in these courts that they are considered less competent, inferior and more prone to corruption than the High Court, Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court. We are not just referring to inferiority in terms of the Jurisdiction that they have but in terms of personnel and trust.
In Uganda Grade One Magistrates have jurisdiction to hear criminal cases where the punishment is less than life imprisonment and can impose a sentence not exceeding ten years imprisonment. However a sentence by a Grade One Magistrate that exceeds two years must be confirmed by the High Court.
If you were a lawyer you would know the distain and prejudice that lawyers have for the Magistrates Courts. If you were a Judicial Officer you would know the way judges and the judiciary undermine Magistrates and the courts they preside over.
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