89 (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. 8.18 Qualifications of judges of High Court, Labour Court and Administrative Court (1) A person is qualified for appointment as a judge of the High Court, the Labour Court or the Administrative Court if he or she is at least forty years old and, in addition— (a) is or has been a judge of a court with unlimited jurisdiction in civil or criminal matters in a country in which the common law is Roman-Dutch or English and English is an official language; or (b) for at least seven years, whether continuously or not, he or she has been qualified to practise as a legal practitioner— (i) in Zimbabwe; (ii) in a country in which the common law is Roman-Dutch and English is an official language; or (iii) if he or she is a citizen of Zimbabwe, in a country in which the common law is English and English is an official language; and is currently so qualified to practise. (2) To be appointed as a judge of the High Court, the Labour Court or the Administrative Court a person must be a fit and proper person to hold office as a judge. 8.19 Appointment of judges (1) The Chief Justice, the Deputy Chief Justice, the Judge President of the High Court and all other judges are appointed by the President in accordance with this section. (2) Whenever the office of a judge referred to in subsection (1) is vacant, the Judicial Service Commission must— (a) advertise the vacancy and invite applications; (b) invite the President and the public to make nominations; (c) conduct public interviews of prospective candidates; (d) prepare a list of three qualified persons as nominees for the office; and (e) submit the list to the President; whereupon, subject to subsection (3), the President must appoint one of the nominees to the office concerned. (3) If the President considers that none of the persons on the list submitted to him in terms of section (2)(c) are suitable for appointment to the office, he or she must require the Judicial Service Commission to submit a further list of three qualified persons, whereupon the President must appoint one of the nominees to the office concerned. (4) The President must cause notice of every appointment under this section to be published in the Gazette.