Chief Registrar of the Kenya Judiciary
The Chief Registrar of the Judiciary is a constitutional office established under Article 161 (2) (c) of the Constitution of Kenya 2010. The Chief Registrar is appointed by the Judicial Service Commission. Under the repealed Constitution, the office was known as the Registrar of the High Court. Functions of the Chief Registrar The Constitution identifies the Chief Registrar as the chief administrator and accounting officer of the Judiciary. In this role, the Chief Registrar works closely with the Chief Justice in the management of the Judiciary. The Chief Registrar is also designated under the Constitution as the Secretary to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The Chief Registrar of the Judiciary is also assigned additional roles by various statutes such as the Judicial Service Act and the Advocates Act which bestows on the Chief Registrar the role of issuing annual Practicing Certificates to Advocates. Under the Judicial Service Act, the Chief Registrar is the Secretary to the National Council for the Administration of Justice (NCAJ). Office holders Pre-Independence Registrars, HM Court of Appeal for the East African Protectorate and the High Court of East Africa Robert William Hamilton (1897 - 1899) George Francis McDaniel Ennis (1899 - 1900) Skinner Turner (1901)