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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013

Establishment and composition of Judicial Service Commission

Jurisdiction
Zimbabwe
Provision
189
Source language
English
Recorded status
in force
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Recorded status
in force

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189 Establishment and composition of Judicial Service Commission (1) There is a Judicial Service Commission consisting of — (a) the Chief Justice; (b} the Deputy Chief Justice; (c} the Judge President of the High Court; (d) one judge nominated by the judges of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the High Court, the Labour Court and the Administrative Court; (e) the Attorney-General; (f) the chief magistrate; . No. I CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (No 20) 2013 (g) the chairperson of the Civil Service Commission: (h) three practising legal practitioners of at least seven years’ experience designated by the association, constituted under an Act of Parliament, which represents legal practitioners in Zimbabwe; (1) one professor or senior lecturer of law designated by an association representing the majority of the teachers of law at Zimbabwean universities or, in the absence of such an association, appointed by the President; (j) one person who for at least seven years has practised in Zimbabwe as a public accountant or auditor, and who is designated by an association, constituted under an Act of Parliament, which represents such persons; and (k) one person with at least seven years* experience in human resources management, appointed by the President. (2) The Chief Justice or, in his or her absence, the Deputy Chief Justice presides at meetings of the Judicial Service Commission, and in the absence of both of them at any meeting the members present elect one of their number to preside at the meeting. (3) The members of the Judicial Service Commission referred to in paragraphs (d), (h), G1), G) and (k) of subsection (1) are appointed for one non-renewable term of six years.

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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 · ictministry.gov.zw · Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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