Bill to extend judges’ retirement age gazetted
The Government has gazetted the Bill for the Twenty Second Amendment to the Constitution, proposing changes to the retirement age of superior court judges and an increase in the number of Court of Appeal judges. According to the Gazette Extraordinary issued yesterday, the retirement age of Supreme Court judges is proposed to be raised to […]
The Government has officially published the Bill for the Twenty Second Amendment to the Constitution, which includes proposals to alter the retirement age of superior court judges and increase the number of Court of Appeal judges. According to the Gazette Extraordinary, the retirement age for Supreme Court judges is set to increase to 67 years, while Court of Appeal judges would retire at 65 years.
Additionally, the Chief Justice would be required to retire upon reaching the age of 67 or after six years in office, whichever comes first. The amendment also aims to boost the maximum number of Court of Appeal judges from the current 19 to 24. The Twenty Second Amendment was ordered to be published by the Minister of Justice and National Integration.
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