6 of 1995, 1 of 1997, 11 of 2010(1) The Chief Justice shall be appointed by the President and confirmed by the National Assembly by a majority of two-thirds of the members present and voting. (2) All other judges shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission. 11 of 2010(3) Magistrates and persons appointed to other judicial offices shall be appointed by the Chief Justice on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission and shall hold office until the age of seventy unless sooner removed by the Chief Justice on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission. 1 of 1997(4) For the purposes of this Chapter “judicial office” means the office of— (a) a Justice of Appeal or Acting Justice of Appeal; (b) a Judge of the High Court or Acting Judge of the High Court; (c) the Registrar or Deputy Registrar of the Supreme Court of Appeal or High Court; (d) a magistrate of whatever grade; and (e) a person presiding over a traditional or local court. 6 of 1995(5) A person appointed to fill a vacancy in the office of a Judge shall not be required, on being so appointed, to serve in an acting capacity. 6 of 1995, 11 of 2010(6) For the purposes of this Chapter “judge” shall mean the Chief Justice, a Justice of Appeal, an Acting Justice of Appeal, a Judge of the High Court or an Acting Judge of the High Court. [Ch0000s112]112. Qualification of Judicial officers (1) A person shall not be qualified for appointment as a judge unless that person— (a) is, or has been, a judge of a court having unlimited jurisdiction in criminal or civil proceedings; or (b) is entitled to practise as a legal practitioner or an advocate or a solicitor in such a court and has been entitled so to practise for not less than ten years. (2) For the purposes of this section, a person shall be regarded as entitled to practise as a legal practitioner or an advocate or a solicitor if that person has been called, enrolled or otherwise admitted as such and has not been subsequently disbarred or removed from the roll of legal practitioners or advocates or solicitors notwithstanding that the person— (a) holds or acts in any office the holder of which is, by reason of his or her office, precluded from practising in court; or