High Court judge Justice Makomo dies

Zim Now Writer

High Court judge Justice Elijah Makomo died yesterday morning at The Avenues Clinic in Harare.

He was 44.

Justice Makomo was born on 9 January, 1978 and studied Law with University of South Africa.

He was also a holder of a Master of Laws in Corporate Law and Masters in Business Administration.

Justice Makomo joined the Ministry of Justice, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs as a magistrate in 2005 and rose through the ranks to become the Deputy Chief Magistrate in 2018.

The Judicial Service Commission said in a statement: “In between, he was a Registrar of the High Court from 2012 to 2013. In 2019, he became the Chief Registrar of the Superior Courts following which he was appointed the JSC Head of Policy and Legal Services in 2020.”

Justice Makomo was appointed as a Judge of the High Court of Zimbabwe in 2021.

“He was an avid reader and a sharp legal mind whose intellectual prowess will be fondly remembered,” the JSC statement also said.

Funeral arrangements will be announced in due course, but mourners are gathered at number 323 off Biston Road, New Grange, in Harare.

Justice Makomo is survived by his wife, Ansicaria Makomo and children.