Pentecostal Woman Presides at The Hague.
Julia Sebutinde became the first African woman to preside over the United Nations International Court of Justice in The Hague. She previously served on the Supreme Court in Uganda and as a judge on the international tribunal that found Liberian president Charles Taylor guilty of war crimes in Sierra Leone. Sebutinde credits a Pentecostal church founded by a Canadian minister in Uganda with her formation. “I have the chance to practice justice at the world level because of the values I picked up from Watoto Church,” she said in 2014. “The Godly values of integrity, honesty, justice, mercy, empathy, and hard work… account for who I am today and have immensely contributed to my incredible career.” Sebutinde drew criticism last year when she dissented from an opinion accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. Her interim term of leadership began in January and concluded in March. CT.
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