Appointments, qualifications and tenure of office of judicial officers.
142. Appointment of judicial officers.
(1) The Chief Justice, the Deputy Chief Justice, the Principal Judge,
a justice of the Supreme Court, a justice of Appeal and a judge of the High
Court shall be appointed by the President acting on the advice of the Judicial
Service Commission and with the approval of Parliament.
(2)
(a)
Where—
the office of a justice of the Supreme Court or a justice of Appeal
or a judge of the High Court is vacant;
(b) a justice of the Supreme Court or a justice of Appeal or a judge
of the High Court is for any reason unable to perform the
functions of his or her office; or
(c) the Chief Justice advises the Judicial Service Commission that
the state of business in the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal or the
High Court so requires,
the President may, acting on the advice of the Judicial Service Commission,
appoint a person qualified for appointment as a justice of the Supreme Court
or a Justice of Appeal or a judge of the High Court to act as such a justice or
judge even though that person has attained the age prescribed for retirement
in respect of that office.
(3) A person appointed under clause (2) of this article to act as a
justice of the Supreme Court, a justice of Appeal or a judge of the High Court
shall continue to act for the period of the appointment or, if no period is
specified, until the appointment is revoked by the President acting on the
advice of the Judicial Service Commission, whichever is the earlier.
143. Qualifications for appointment of judicial officers.
(1)
(a)
(b)
A person shall be qualified for appointment as—
Chief Justice, if he or she has served as a justice of the Supreme
Court of Uganda or of a court having similar jurisdiction or has
practised as an advocate for a period not less than twenty years
before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal
matters;
Deputy Chief Justice or Principal Judge, if he or she has served
as a justice of the Supreme Court or as a justice of Appeal or as
a judge of the High Court or a court of similar jurisdiction to such