HON. MRS. JUSTICE CATHERINE KUNDA MAKUNGU

Hon. Mrs. Justice Catherine Kunda Makungu is a Judge of the Court of Appeal. She was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeal on 13th June, 2016. Justice Makungu holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Zambia. She was admitted to the bar in 1992.

Prior to her current appointment, Justice Makungu served as  Judge-in-Charge of the Kitwe  High Court from 2013 to 2016.  She was appointed Judge of the High Court in 2004. From 1992 to 1997, Justice Makungu practiced at Ellis and Company, a law firm, as an advocate. She was a partner at Muleza & Company from 1997 to 1999 before she established her own law firm, Makungu and Co. Justice Makungu has been  a trainer in Environmental Law application, since 2019.

Justice Makungu is a member of the Zambia Association of Women Judges and the International Women Judges Association. She served as an Executive Member of the Zambia Association of Women Judges from 2016 to 2019.