The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation and The Presidential Precinct are proud to announce the 2025 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.
2025 Judicial Fellows
Sewar Alrashdan
Magistrate Judge, Judicial Authority of Jordan
Juvenal N. Bella
Metropolitan Trial Court Judge, Quezon City, Philippines
Scola Odeyo Boniphace
Magistrate, Kariakoo Primary Court, Ilala District, Tanzania
Nilmini Ferdinandez
Senior District Judge, Sri Lanka
Maria Soledad Gennari
Former President and Current Member of the Supreme Court of Neuquén State, Argentina
Andrian Gladun
Judge, Commercial Court, Cherkasy Region, Ukraine
Shona Griffith
Judge, Civil Division, High Court of Barbados
Mary Ann Charisma C. Gutierrez-Kho
Presiding Judge, Municipal Trial Court, Bacoor City, Cavite, Philippines
Nataliya Kovalenko
Supreme Court Judge, Cassation Administrative Court, Ukraine
Yegor Krasnov
Supreme Court Judge, Commercial Cassation Court, Ukraine
Amin Magdy
Senior Judge, Egyptian State Council, Egypt
Ignatius Melaka Nisau
Advocate and Solicitor, High Court of Malaysia and High Court of Sabah and Sarawak
Jamila Mohammed
Judge, Court of Appeal, Kenya
Nduka Michael Obi
Judge, High Court of Justice, Delta State Judiciary, Nigeria
Carlos Andres Oblitas Alvarez
Technical Judge, Criminal Sentencing Tribunal, Tarija, Bolivia
Agnes Opoku‑Barnieh
Justice of the High Court, Ghana
Engert Pellumbi
Judge, Special Court of Appeals for Corruption and Organized Crime, Albania
Viktor Prorok
Supreme Court Judge, Civil Cassation Court, Ukraine
Helena Refosco
Auxiliary Judge to the Chief Justice, National Council of Justice, Brazil
Janaína Rodrigues Valle Gomes
Presiding Federal Judge, 12th Court of Appeals, São Paulo, Brazil
René Rubio Escobar
Federal Judge, Mexico
Aisha Ally Sinda
Judge, High Court of Tanzania
Vivian Taylor‑Alexander
High Court Judge, Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, St. Lucia
Veronique Praba Tetteh
Justice of the High Court, Ghana
Simone Walker‑McFarlane
Parish Court Judge, Jamaica
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.
