104. Magistrates Courts An Act of Parliament must provide for the establishment, composition and jurisdiction of the Magistrates Courts. 105. Customary law courts An Act of Parliament must provide for the establishment, composition and jurisdiction of Customary-law Courts whose jurisdiction consists in the application of customary law. 106. Other Courts An Act of Parliament may provide for the establishment, composition and jurisdiction of the courts, which are subordinate to the Supreme Court and High Court. 107. Inherent Power of Constitutional Court, Supreme Court and High Court The Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court and High Court have the inherent power to protect and regulate their own process, and to develop the common law taking into account the interest of justice and the provisions of this Constitution. 108. Qualifications of Judges (1) A person is qualified for appointment as a judge if he or she is at least forty years old and is a fit and proper person to be appointed as a judge and; (a) has been entitled to practise as a legal practitioner for at least seven years i. ii. (b) in Zimbabwe, or if he or she is a citizen of Zimbabwe in a country whose common law is Roman Dutch or English, and English is an official language or has been a judge of a court with unlimited jurisdiction in civil or criminal matters in a country whose common law is Roman Dutch or English and English is the official language. (2) Any person to be appointed to the Constitutional Court or Supreme Court must also be a citizen of Zimbabwe. 109. Appointment of Judicial Officers (1) The Chief Justice (a) The Judicial Services Commission must prepare a list of three nominees for the 51

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