CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended at 14th September,2005 82 Qualifications of judges (1) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court unless— (a) he is or has been a judge of a court having 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) he is and has been for not less than seven years, whether continuously or not, 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 is a citizen of Zimbabwe, in a country in which the common law is English and English is an official language. [Subsection as amended by sections 4 and 13 of Act 25 of 1981 - Amendment No. 2] (2) In computing, for the purposes of subsection (1)(b), the period during which any person has been qualified to practise as a legal practitioner— (a) any period during which he was qualified to practise as an advocate or attorney in Zimbabwe shall be included; and (b) any period during which he has held judicial office, whether in or outside Zimbabwe, after having so qualified as a legal practitioner shall be included; and the reference in subsection (1)(b) to a legal practitioner shall include a reference to persons in other jurisdictions who have comparable functions or who have been admitted to practise the profession of law as advocates or attorneys by whatever name they may be called. [Subsection as substituted by section 4 of Act 25 of 1981 - Amendment No. 2] 83 Oath of office A judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court, including an acting judge, shall, before entering upon his office, take and subscribe before the President or some person authorized by the President in that behalf the oath of loyalty and the judicial oath in the forms set out in Schedule 1: Provided that where a person is appointed in terms of section 80(3) or 81(3) to act as a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court, as the case may be, it shall not be necessary for such person to take and subscribe the oaths referred to in this section in respect of such appointment. [Section as substituted by section 5 of Act 25 of 1981 - Amendment No. 2] 84 Appointment of judges (1) The Chief Justice and other judges of the Supreme Court and the High Court shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission. [Subsection as substituted by section 12 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7] Reissue 67 14th September, 2005