constituteproject.org PDF generated: 26 Sep 2013, 21:48 PART 2 APPOINTMENT AND TENURE OF MEMBERS OF JUDICIARY 177 Qualifications of judges of Constitutional Court (1) A person is qualified for appointment as a judge of the Constitutional Court if he or she is a Zimbabwean citizen, is at least forty years old and has a sound knowledge of constitutional law and, in addition, possesses one of the following qualifications-(a) he or she 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 twelve years, whether continuously or not, he or she has been qualified to practise as a legal practitioner-(i) in Zimbabwe; or (ii) in a country in which the common law is Roman-Dutch or English and English is an officially recognised language; (ii) and is currently so qualified to practise. (2) To be appointed as a judge of the Constitutional Court a person must be a fit and proper person to hold office as a judge. 178 Qualifications of judges of Supreme Court (1) A person is qualified for appointment as a judge of the Supreme Court if he or she is a Zimbabwean citizen and 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 ten years, whether continuously or not, he or she has been qualified to practise as a legal practitioner-(i) in Zimbabwe; or (ii) in a country in which the common law is Roman-Dutch or English and English is an officially recognised language; and is currently so qualified to practise. (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. Zimbabwe 2013 Page 77