Director of Communications, Presidential Precinct
Published
September 09, 2026
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and The Presidential Precinct are proud to announce the 2026 cohort of its Judicial Fellowship Program. Selected judges and judicial leaders will participate in an immersive, two‑week exchange in Washington, D.C. and Virginia, designed to strengthen judicial leadership, foster cross‑border collaboration, and advance the rule of law globally.
2026 Judicial Fellows
Afia Owusuaa Appiah
Justice, High Court of Ghana
Bonhoefer Bernardez
Judge, Family Court, Philippines
Bubile Lungu Shonga
Justice, Commercial Division, High Court of Zambia
Cristina Lombana
Magistrate, Instruction Chamber, Supreme Court of Justice, Colombia
Esteban Coronel
Judge, Criminal Chamber, Provincial Court of Pichincha, Ecuador
Florjan Kalaja
Judge, Special Court of Appeal against Corruption and Organized Crime, Albania
Hanna Lebedieva
Judge, Odesa Regional Administrative Court, Ukraine
Ion Guzun
Lay Member, Superior Council of Magistracy and Judges' Ethics Commission, Republic of Moldova
Irene Kahuya
Senior Principal Magistrate, Judiciary of Kenya
Joseph Chigona
Judge, Revenue Division, High Court of Malawi
Maria Laura Flores
Judge, Environmental Court, Province of Jujuy, Argentina
Maria Valdes Leal
Judge, Specialized Collegiate Circuit Court for Competition, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Mexico
Markiyan Halabala
Judge, High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine
Maryam Hassan Aliyu
Judge, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, Nigeria
Mohamed Bakry
Judge, Technical Bureau of the Egyptian Court of Cassation, Egypt
Ngulle Anita Dione
President, High Court of Momo and Court of First Instance Mbengwi, North West Region, Cameroon
Oagile Dingake
Justice, Supreme and National Courts of Papua New Guinea
Olena Bilokon
Judge, Grand Chamber of the Supreme Court, Ukraine
Reham Abdelsalam
Judge and Member of the Technical Bureau of the Supreme Standing Committee for Human Rights, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Egypt
Reshma Khan
Additional District & Sessions Judge, Rajasthan Higher Judicial Service, India
Ronald Joaquín Gantier Pérez
Technical Judge, Criminal Trial Court No. 1 for Anti-Corruption and Violence Against Women, Chuquisaca, Bolivia
Sydelle Johnson
Justice, Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago
Vitalii Urkevych
Judge, Supreme Court of Ukraine
Vivian Lopez
Judge, Judiciary of Paraguay
Yonatan Iskandar Chandra
Judge, District Court of Singaraja, Bali, Indonesia
About the Program
Launched in 2024 in partnership with The Presidential Precinct, the Judicial Fellowship Program is a professional exchange and residential learning experience designed to strengthen the legal systems in foreign countries by building a cadre of judicial leaders from around the world.
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About the authors
Melissa Mendizabal
Melissa is the senior manager of innovation on the Foundation's Incubator team. She spearheads a portfolio of projects focused on democracy and capitalism, geopolitical threats, and other wicked problems.
Andrew Needham
Andrew is the director of communications at The Presidential Precinct.
