PART 4: THE JUDGES Appointment 138. of judges Qualifications for 139. appointment of judges 6 of 2001 (1) The Chief Justice shall be appointed by the President after consultation with the Judicial Service Commission. (2) All other judges of the superior courts except the judges of the Special Criminal Court shall be appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission. (3) Appointments of judges of the Superior courts shall be by warrant signed by the President and sealed with the Public Seal. (4) Before assuming the functions of his or her office, a judge of the superior courts shall take the prescribed oaths. (1) A person shall be qualified for appointment as Chief Justice if he or she is qualified to be appointed Judge of the Supreme Court or has been a Judge of a superior court of a common law country for not less than ten years. (2) A person shall be qualified to be appointed a judge of the Supreme Court if he or she holds or has held office as a judge of the Court of appeal, or as a judge of a court having similar Jurisdiction in a common law country, in each case for not less than five years, or if he or she has practices as a legal practitioner before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in a common law country for not less than twelve years. (3) A person shall be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the Court of Appeal if he or she holds or has held office as a judge of the high Court, or as a judge of a court having similar jurisdiction in a common law country, in each case for not less than five years, or if he or she has practised as a legal practitioner before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters in a common law country for not less than eight years. (4) A person shall be qualified to be appointed as a judge of the High court if he or she holds or has held office as a Principle Magistrate or Master in The Gambia, or an office, which is the opinion of the Judicial Service Commission, enjoys a