Chan Reec Madut is a judge from

South Sudan South Sudan (), officially the Republic of South Sudan, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered on the north by Sudan; on the east by Ethiopia; on the south by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Kenya; and on the ...

who is serving as Chief Justice of South Sudan. He was appointed by

Salva Kiir Mayardit Salva Kiir Mayardit (born 13 September 1951), commonly known as Salva Kiir, is a South Sudanese politician who is the President of South Sudan since its independence on 9 July 2011. Prior to independence, he was the List of heads of state of So ...

Career

In 2011, Madut served at the helm of the southern bureau of the South Sudan Referendum Commission. In 2013, it was reported that Madut appointed 78 legal assistants including his daughter without adhering to proper recruitment guidelines, which led to corruption allegations.{{Cite web , date=2021-05-12 , title=South Sudan's chief justice is overstepping his bounds: why it matters for the rule of law , url=https://law.uq.edu.au/article/2021/05/south-sudans-chief-justice-overstepping-his-bounds , access-date=2022-11-27 , website=The University of Queensland , language=en

References

South Sudanese judges Year of birth missing (living people) Living people