In 1987, Justice Lenaola joined the University of Nairobi for his LLB (Bachelor of Laws) studies and graduated with a Second-Class Honours Upper Division in 1990.

Lady Justice Njoki Susanna joined the University of Nairobi to pursue a career in Law. She holds a Masters of Law (LL.M) in Human Rights and Civil Liberties from the University of Leicester in England.

Justice Smokin Wanjala, who in 2000 graduated with a Doctorate in Law (PhD) from the University of Ghent, Belgium, was a Law Lecturer at the University of Nairobi for 20 years (1986-2004).