Zione Ntaba

Hon. Justice Zione Jane Veronica Ntaba is a judge of the High Court who sits at the High Court Zomba Registry in the Eastern Judicial Region. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Degree from the University of Malawi and a Master of Laws in Advanced Legislative Drafting from the University of London under the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. Her legal areas of interest are in energy law, international law, constitutional law, human rights law and development law. She has previously worked at the Malawi Energy Regulatory Authority (MERA) as Director of Legal Affairs and Board Secretary. She has also worked with the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs as a State Advocate and Legislative Counsel. Judge Ntaba has done civil litigation and criminal prosecution whilst she was at the bar as well as having been involved in drafting principal and subsidiary legislation. Judge Ntaba is actively involved as a member of the Woman Judges Association of Malawi. She is passionate about development issues as well as women and child rights issues. Furthermore, she also works with a number of Non-Government Organizations and Trusts dealing with women, children, disability, sports to mention a few. She also passionately works with young Malawians especially through her work with the United World Colleges Malawi.