Judicial Council Act 2019

Membership of Council

8. (1) The Council shall comprise the following members:

(a) the Chief Justice and the ordinary judges of the Supreme Court;

(b) the President of the Court of Appeal and the ordinary judges of the Court of Appeal;

(c) the President of the High Court and the ordinary judges of the High Court;

(d) the President of the Circuit Court and the ordinary judges and specialist judges of the Circuit Court;

(e) the President of the District Court and the judges of the District Court other than the President of that Court.

(2) Subject to section 9 (5), the Council may act notwithstanding one or more vacancies in its membership.

(3) When a member of the Council ceases to be a judge, he or she shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Council.

(4) The Chief Justice shall be the chairperson of the Council and the President of the Court of Appeal shall be its vice-chairperson.