Anne A. Amadi

Anne Atieno Amadi is a Kenyan lawyer who served as the chief registrar of the Kenya Judiciary from 13 January 2014 to 12 January 2024.

Education

Amadi attended Tans Nzoia Primary School and Kapsabet Girls for her A Levels. She holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Nairobi and a Master of Criminal Justice from Boston University. She also holds a Post Graduate Diploma in the Law of Internal Displacement from the International Institute of Humanitarian Law, San Remo, Italy; a Post Graduate Diploma in Alternative Dispute Resolution from California State University, and a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, Kenya School of Law.

Early career

Anne Amadi was admitted to the bar in Kenya in 1987. After a short stint as State Counsel in the Civil Litigation Department in the Office of the Attorney General, she joined the Judiciary as a District Magistrate in 1991, leaving in 1997 at the rank of Resident Magistrate. She left the Judiciary to practice law privately with her firm, A. A. Amadi & Co. Advocates between 1997 and 2003.

Chief Registrar of the Kenya Judiciary

Amadi returned to the Judiciary in January 2014, having been appointed as the Chief Registrar on a five-year contract. She succeeded Gladys Boss Shollei, who left office in October 2013.