Justice Emily Rusera Kayitesi is a Rwandan judge who served as judge of the East African Court of Justice (EACJ) from 2008 to 2013. Justice Kayitesi served as Vice President of the Court and was a Justice of Appeal. Court cases that Justice Kayitesi was involved in included The Attorney General of the Republic of Kenya v. Prof. Anyang’ Nyong’o & 10 others and The Attorney General of the United Republic of Tanzania v. African Network for Animal Welfare (ANAW). Justice Kayitesi also served as a judge of the Kigali Supreme Court, and as Programs Officer of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) in the early 2000s.