Joseph Butler-Sloss Beta
Read this first — limitations.
- Patterns reflect published decisions only.
- This is not an assessment of private character, integrity or bias.
- Outcome distributions are per case-type and not comparable across courts/years.
- Based on 3 decision(s); small samples are indicative only.
- Name normalization is automatic and may merge or split judges incorrectly.
Main subject areas
Activity
Published decisions from 1984 to 1998; busiest year 1998 (1 decisions).
Documented outcomes by case type
- Criminal Appeal: Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence (1); Appeals allowed in part (1)
- Civil Suit: Plaintiff wins (1)
Counts are per published decision as classified by AI; not comparable across courts or years.
Most-cited legislation
- Agricultural Produce Marketing Act, cap 320 of the Laws of Kenya (1)
Documented reasoning patterns
- Most common procedural postures: Appeal from conviction and sentence (1), Appeal from interlocutory judgment to final judgment (1), Appeal from a conviction and sentence (1)
- [Criminal Appeal] outcomes — Appeal against conviction dismissed, appeal against sentence partially followed: 1/2, Appeals allowed in part: 1/2
- [Civil Suit] outcomes — Plaintiff wins: 1/1
Writing characteristics
- Median judgment length ~8858 words
- Includes panel decisions
Remedy patterns
- Special and general damages (1)
- Costs of the suit and third party proceedings (1)
- Remission of excess fines (1)
Citation patterns
- Avg cited authorities/decision: 0.3
- Frequently applied statutes: Agricultural Produce Marketing Act, cap 320 of the Laws of Kenya (1)
Sample decisions
AMOS MBURU GATHAGU vs REPUBLIC [1984] KEHC 69 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1984] KEHC 69 (KLR) · 9 October 1984
Opunda v Maritho & another [1989] KEHC 36 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1989] KEHC 36 (KLR) · 2 October 1989
Karanja v Republic [1998] KEHC 168 (KLR)
High Court of Kenya · [1998] KEHC 168 (KLR) · 25 September 1998