CONSTITUTION OF ZIMBABWE as amended by Amendment No. 17 (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] (2) If the appointment of a Chief Justice or a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court is not consistent with any recommendation made by the Judicial Service Commission in terms of subsection (1), the President shall cause the House of Assembly to be informed as soon as is practicable. [Subsection as substituted by section 12 of Act 23 of 1987 - Amendment No. 7 and as amended by section 13 of Act 31 of 1989 - Amendment No. 9 and section 23 of Act No. 5 of 2005 – Amendment No. 17] (3) The appointment of a judge in terms of this section, whether made before, on or after the date of commencement of the Constitution of Zimbabwe Amendment (No. 4) Act, 1984, may be made for a fixed period and any judge so appointed may, notwithstanding that the period of his appointment has expired, sit as a judge for the purpose of giving judgment or otherwise in relation to any proceedings commenced or heard by him while he was in office. [Subsection as inserted by section 2 of Act 4 of 1984 - Amendment No. 4] 85 Acting judges (1) If the office of the Chief Justice is vacant or the Chief Justice is for any reason unable to perform the functions of his office, the President may, after consulting the Judicial Service Commission, appoint some person holding the office of judge of the Supreme Court or Judge President of the High Court to act as Chief Justice. Consolidation 72 14th September, 2005