Appointment of Judges and Judicial Officers
Judges and judicial officers are appointed by the Chief Executive on the recommendation of the Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission. The Commission is an independent statutory body composed of the Secretary for Justice, judges, persons from the legal profession and eminent persons from other sectors. Judges and judicial officers are selected on the basis of their judicial and professional qualities and may be recruited from other common law jurisdictions.
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