Consolidated Constitution including Acts XXXIX of 2025, IX of 2026 and XVI of 2026
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CHAPTER VIII
- Jurisdiction
- Malta
- Provision
- 96
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source96. (1) The judges of the Superior Courts shall be appointed by the President acting in accordance with the advice of the Prime Minister.
(2) A person shall not be qualified to be appointed a judge of the Superior Courts unless for a period of, or periods amounting in the aggregate to, not less than twelve years he has either practised as an advocate in Malta or served as a magistrate in Malta, or has partly so practised and partly so served.
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Consolidated Constitution including Acts XXXIX of 2025, IX of 2026 and XVI of 2026 · legislation.mt · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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