(d)
(e)
16.
a justice of Appeal, if he or she has served as a judge of the High Court or a
court having similar or higher jurisdiction or has practised as an advocate for
a period not less than ten years before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in
civil and criminal matters or is a distinguished expert in law and an advocate
of not less than ten years’ standing; or
a judge of the High Court, if he or she is or has been a judge of a court having
unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters or a court having jurisdiction
in appeals from any such court or has practised as an advocate for a period not
less than ten years before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and
criminal matters.
Term of office of judicial officers. (Article 144 (1) and (2))
A judicial officer may retire at any time after reaching the age of sixty years and shall vacate
his or her office—
(a)
in the case of the Chief Justice, the deputy Chief Justice, a justice of the
Supreme Court and a justice of Appeal, on reaching the age of seventy;
(b)
in the case of the Principal judge and a judge of the High Court, after reaching
the age of sixty-five; or
(c)
in both cases, on reaching such age as may be provided by Parliament.
17.
Removal of a judicial officer (Article 144(2))
A judicial officer may be removed from office only for—
(a)
inability to perform the functions of his or her office arising from poor health
of body or mind;
(b)
misbehaviour or misconduct; or
(c)
incompentence.
18.
Registrars. (Article 145)
(1) There shall be in the judiciary the office of the Chief Registrar and such number
of registrars as Parliament may by law prescribe.
(2)
The Chief Registrar and other registrars shall be appointed by the President on the
advice of the Judicial Service Commission.
19.
Judicial Service Commission. (Article 146)
The Judicial Service Commission is an independent body which consists of the following
persons appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament—
(a)
a chairperson and a deputy chairperson who should be persons qualified to be
appointed as justices of the Supreme Court, other than the Chief Justice, the
Deputy Chief Justice and the Principal Judge;
(b)
one person nominated by the Public Service Commission;
(c)
two advocates of not less than fifteen years’ standing nominated by the Uganda
Law Society;
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