46 up for High Court interview Chief Justice Chidyausiku
Chief Justice  Chidyausiku

Chief Justice Chidyausiku

Fidelis Munyoro Chief Court Reporter
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) will today conduct public interviews of 46 candidates that were nominated for appointment to fill six vacancies on the High Court bench in line with the new law.
The interviews of the 46 nominated either by the public or the President is the second after the July 14 interviews, which saw 10 judges from the High Court and Labour Court being interviewed to fill in three positions of the Supreme Court bench.

In terms of the new Constitution President Mugabe and members of the public propose candidates, who will then be interviewed by the JSC.

The commission will then forward a list of successful candidates to the President to choose from.

Today, Chief Justice Godfrey Chidyausiku will again lead the questioning by an eight-member panel of the commission.

Most of the questions mainly deal with the candidates’ records as lawyers, magistrates, law officers, their experience and issues related to integrity.

The 46 include three Labour Court judges — Justices Bridget Tapiwa Chivizhe, Custom Kachambwa and Evangelista Kabasa, the recently-appointed executive secretary of the Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Jester Helen Charewa, director of legal drafting in

the Attorney General’s Office Jameson Mupariwa Mukaratirwa, the incumbent director of public prosecutions Nelson Mutsonziwa and former parliamentary counsel Choice Damiso.

Other heavy weights include lawyers, Advocate Edith Kuda Mushore, Adv Fred Gijima, Tawanda Chitapi, Ticharwa Garabgwa,

Nyaradzo Munangati and Olyn Rudo Kanyenze.

Also gunning for the vacant judge’s posts are some senior magistrates and legal practitioners in private practice and from the NGO sector.
Of the 30 present High Court judges, only 11 are women. The new appointments will take the total number of judges to 36.

There are at least 14 women on the list of candidates to be interviewed for the six positions.

All things being equal, therefore, the gender balance objective may result in most of the six new judges being women.

The nominations were received following the JSC’s invitations to the public and to the President to nominate suitably qualified persons for appointment.

These invitations were issued in March, when the first three vacancies were announced and August, when three more posts became available.

In terms of Section 180 of the Constitution, the JSC will conduct these interviews in public. All members of the public have the right to attend and observe the proceedings.

Candidates for today’s interview
Charewa Jester Helena , Chivizhe, Hon Justice Bridgette Tapiwa, Chirawu Sylvia, Chitapi Tawanda, Damiso Choice, Foroma Davison Moses, Garabga Ticharwa, Gijima Fredrick Garikayi, Gumbo Raynos, Kabasa Hon Justice Evangelista, Kachambwa Hon Justice Custom, Kanyenze Olyn Rudo, Kumbawa Peter, Makore Pauline, Mambara Joel, Manyowa Benhilda, Manzunzu Jacob, Masawi Abigail, Mashingaidze Dumisani, Mawere Simba, Mlaudzi Sampson Samuel, Morris Erik William Wallace, Moyo Elisha, Muchineripi Tapiwa, Mugadza Teresa Pearl, Mukaratirwa Jameson Mupariwa, Munyaradzi Lois, Munangati-Manongwa Nyaradzo P Mushore Edith Kuda, Mutsauki, James, Mutsonziwa Nelson, Mzawazi Cathrine Kate Bachi, Ncube Sethulo, Ndlovu Bongani, Ndlovu, Munashe, Nyoni Greyson , Phiri Clara, Phiri Clement, Phosa-Mabhena, Janet , Ruwombwa Victor, Sibanda Augustine, Takuva Tariro Rosa, Tizirai-Chapwanya George, Toto Amon Tendayi , Zisengwe Sunsley, Zvedi Olivia Tsitsi.

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