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|term_start = March 2, 2015 | |term_start = March 2, 2015 | ||
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|predecessor = Ernest Sakala | |predecessor = [[Ernest Sakala]] | ||
|successor = | |successor = | ||
|office1 = Deputy Chief Justice | |office1 = Deputy Chief Justice | ||
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|term_end1 = March 2, 2015 | |term_end1 = March 2, 2015 | ||
|predecessor1 = David Lewanika | |predecessor1 = David Lewanika | ||
|successor1 = Marvin Mwanamwambwa | |successor1 = [[Marvin Mwanamwambwa]] | ||
|alma_mater = [[University of Zambia]], (LL.B) <br> | |alma_mater = [[University of Zambia]], (LL.B) <br> School of Oriental and African Studies, (LL.M) | ||
|birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|3|31|df=y}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date|1952|3|31|df=y}} | ||
|birth_place = Chiwoko Village, Chipata | |birth_place = [[Chiwoko Village]], [[Chipata]] | ||
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|6|20|1952|3|31|df=yes}} | | death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|6|20|1952|3|31|df=yes}} | ||
|spouse = Major Joseph Mambilima (Retired) | |spouse = Major [[Joseph Mambilima]] (Retired) | ||
|children = 5 | |children = 5 | ||
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'''Irene Chirwa Mambilima''' (March 31, 1952 - June 20, 2021)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=CHIEF JUSTICE IRENE MAMBILIMA IS DEAD ~|url=https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/chief-justice-irene-mambilima-is-dead/|access-date=2021-06-20|language=en-GB}}</ref> was the [[Chief Justice of Zambia]], in office since 2015. Prior to her appointment as Chief Justice, Mambilima was the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia. In this position, she presided over Zambia's 2006, 2011 presidential and parliamentary elections, and the January 2015 presidential by-election. She has been part of several election observer missions including in Liberia, Kenya, Mozambique and Seychelles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.judiciary.gov.zm/index.php/80-press-releases/161-the-hon-chief-justice-profile|title = Judiciary of Zambia}}</ref> Other past international assignments have included serving as Sessional Judge of the Supreme Court of | '''Irene Chirwa Mambilima''' (March 31, 1952 - June 20, 2021)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-20|title=CHIEF JUSTICE IRENE MAMBILIMA IS DEAD ~|url=https://www.znbc.co.zm/news/chief-justice-irene-mambilima-is-dead/|access-date=2021-06-20|language=en-GB}}</ref> was the [[Chief Justice of Zambia]], in office since 2015. Prior to her appointment as Chief Justice, Mambilima was the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Zambia. In this position, she presided over [[Zambian general election, 2006|Zambia's 2006]], [[Zambian general election, 2011|2011 presidential and parliamentary]] elections, and the [[Zambian presidential election, 2015|January 2015 presidential by-election]]. She has been part of several election observer missions including in Liberia, Kenya, Mozambique and Seychelles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url = http://www.judiciary.gov.zm/index.php/80-press-releases/161-the-hon-chief-justice-profile|title = Judiciary of Zambia}}</ref> Other past international assignments have included serving as Sessional Judge of the Supreme Court of The Gambia.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.parliament.gov.zm/node/1360|title = Parliament of Zambia|date = |access-date = |website = |publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> | ||
Mambilima sat on the International Board of the | Mambilima sat on the International Board of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) as a Director of the Africa Region. She was also a member of a number of professional associations including the Zambia Association of Women Judges, the Editorial Board Council of Law Reporting, the Child Fund (Zambia), Women in Law Southern Africa, and the Council of the Institution of Advanced Legal Education.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url = http://www.iawj.org|title = IAWJ}}</ref> | ||
Mambilima's appointment as Chief Justice was unanimously ratified by the Zambian Parliament in February 2015, making her the country's first female Chief Justice.<ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=21633 Mambilima Appointment Ratified]. ''Zambia Daily Mail'', 27 February 2015</ref> | Mambilima's appointment as Chief Justice was unanimously ratified by the Zambian Parliament in February 2015, making her the country's first female Chief Justice.<ref>[https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/?p=21633 Mambilima Appointment Ratified]. ''Zambia Daily Mail'', 27 February 2015</ref> | ||
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[[Category:1952 births]] | [[Category:1952 births]] | ||
[[Category:2021 deaths]] | [[Category:2021 deaths]] | ||
[[Category:Chief Justices of Zambia]] | [[Category:Chief Justices of Zambia]] | ||
[[Category:University of Zambia alumni]] | [[Category:University of Zambia alumni]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian law]] | [[Category:Zambian law]] | ||
[[Category:Zambian judges]] | [[Category:Zambian judges]] | ||
[[Category:People of Zambia]] | [[Category:People of Zambia]] | ||
