Francis Nyalali

Francis Lucas Nyalali
4th Chief Justice of Tanzania
In office 1977–2000
President	Julius Nyerere
Preceded by	Augustine Saidi
Succeeded by	Barnabas Samatta
Chairman of the Nyalali Commission In Office 1991- 2002
Personal details
Born	(1935-02-03)3 February 1935 Kasubuya, Mwanza, Tanganyika Territory
Died	2 April 2002(2002-04-02) (aged 67) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Francis Lucas Nyalali (3 February 1935 – 2 April 2003) was a Chief Justice of Tanzania who promoted easy access to justice, rule of law, constitutionalism, and human rights. He served in this role from 1977 to 2000, a total of 23 years. To date, he remains the longest serving Chief Justice in not only Tanzania, but also the Commonwealth countries, where an average serving time for a Chief Justice is 3.6 years.