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Write brief notes on Judges.

      

Write brief notes on Judges.

  

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Maurice
Under the constitution of Kenya, a judge may be puisne or judge of appeal.

Appointment
All judges are appointed by the president acting in accordance with the advice of the Judicial
Service Commission.

Qualification: To qualify for appointment one must either:
(i) Be an advocate of the High court of the not less than 7 years standing.

(ii) Is or have been a judge of a court with unlimited jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters in
some part of common wealth or republic of Ireland.

(iii) Is or has been a judge of a court with jurisdiction to hear appeals from a court with
unlimited jurisdiction in criminal and civil matters in some parts of common wealth or republic of Ireland.

(iv) Under section 63 of the Constitution upon appointment a judge must take and subscribe to the oath of allegiance and such other oath as prescribed by parliament.

(v) Judges enjoy some security of office. A judge can only be removed from office on the ground of either:
(a) Misbehaviour or

(b) Inability to discharge the functions of his office, provided a tribunal appointed by the
president has investigated the allegations as a matter of fact and recommended that
the judge be removed. Otherwise judges retire at the age of 74.
maurice.mutuku answered the question on May 2, 2018 at 11:43


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