Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013
Qualifications of judges of Supreme Court
- Jurisdiction
- Zimbabwe
- Provision
- 178
- Source language
- English
- Recorded status
- in force
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- Recorded status
- in force
Provision text
Official source178 Qualifications of judges of Supreme Court
(1) A person is qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court if
he or she is a Zimbabwean citizen and at least forty years old and, in addition —
(a) is or has been a judge of a court with unlimited jurisdiction ww civil or
criminal matters in a country in which the common law is Roman-Dutch
or English and English ts an officially recognised language: or
(b) for at least ten years, whether continuously or not, he or she has been
qualified to practise as a egal practitioner—
Gi) im Zimbabwe: or
Gi) in a country in Which the common law is Roman-Dutch or English
and E:nglish is an officially recognised language;
and ts currently so qualified to practise.
No. I CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE AMENDMENT (No. 20} 2013
(2) To be appointed as a judge of the Supreme Court a person must be a fit and
proper person to hold office as a judge.
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Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 20) Act, 2013 · ictministry.gov.zw · Retrieved 18 August 2026.
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