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Chief Justice of Zimbabwe
Mukuru wevatongi
Coat of arms of Zimbabwe
Incumbent Luke Malaba since 27 March 2017
Style
Honourable
Appointer
President of Zimbabwe
Term length
No term limit; must retire at 70, unless allowed to continue to 75 by the President
Constituting instrument
Constitution of Zimbabwe
Inaugural holder
Sir Murray Bisset (Chief Justice of Southern Rhodesia) Sir John Fieldsend (Chief Justice of Zimbabwe)
Formation
1927 (Southern Rhodesia) 18 April 1980 (Zimbabwe)
The Chief Justice of Zimbabwe is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe. As such, he is head of the Zimbabwe judiciary.
Per Section 168 of the Zimbabwean Constitution, the Chief Justice is assisted by a Deputy Chief Justice and no fewer than two other associate justices. The Chief Justice leads the business of the Supreme Court and presides over oral arguments. He is also the most senior of the three members of the Zimbabwe Court of Appeals. The Chief Justice also administers the oath of office to the President of Zimbabwe. Like other Supreme Court justices, he is obligated to retire at age 70, unless, before he attains that age, he elecst to continue in office for an additional five years. This extension of office is subject to the approval of the President, following consultation with the Judicial Service Commission and submission of a medical report as to their mental and physical fitness to continue in office.[1]
Since the court was established in 1927, 14 men have served as Chief Justice. This includes eight chief justices during the Southern Rhodesia and Rhodesia periods. The first Chief Justice was Sir Murray Bisset. Since Zimbabwe's independence in 1980, six men have served as Chief Justice. Of these six, three have been White and three Black. The current Chief Justice since 2017 is Luke Malaba.
^Article 8, Clause 186, Section 1 of the Constitution of Zimbabwe (2013)
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