constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:48 179 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 officially recognised 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 officially recognised language; or (iii) if he or she is a Zimbabwean citizen, in a country in which the common law is English and English is an officially recognised language; (b) 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. 180 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 it is necessary to appoint a judge, the Judicial Service Commission must-(a) advertise the position; (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 subsection (2)(e) 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. Zimbabwe 2013 Page 78