Kampala, (UG):- The Judicial Service Commission (JSC), has announced that the job of Deputy Chief Justice is up for grabs as the current holder of the position, Justice Richard Buteera is set to retire next year after clocking 70 years.
“Applications are invited from suitable and eligible citizens of Uganda to fill the following vacant post available in the Judicial Service as specified below; deputy chief justice,” reads in part an advert released by the JSC on Friday.
Some of the qualification requirements for the position of Deputy Chief Justice include; one must have served as the justice of the Court of Appeal/Constitutional Court and or Supreme Court.
Similarly, one must have served as a High Court Judge or a court of similar jurisdiction or practised as an advocate for not less than 15 years before a court having unlimited jurisdiction in civil and criminal matters.
The Judiciary Public Relations Officer, Mr James Ereemye Mawanda on Friday said the current Deputy Chief Justice will be hanging his judicial boots in April next year, hence the need to search for his replacement early enough to avoid a vacuum like how it had been with the previous recruitments.
“Our beloved DCJ is due for retirement in April next year. The law demands that the position must be advertised six months before, which is why that advert comes in handy. We shall miss our DCJ, as a career judicial official and as an administrator since you can’t stop retirement,” Mr Ereemye said in a telephone interview.
The Deputy CJ is the second highest job in the Judiciary after that of the Chief Justice, according to the commission, which is the recruitment and disciplinary body for judicial officers.
Some of the administrative functions of the deputy chief justice include; deputise the Chief Justice as and when a need arises, he/she is the administrative head of the Court of Appeal/ Constitutional Court, and performing any other function as may be delegated or assigned to him by the Chief Justice.
Buteera, a graduate of Bachelor of Laws from the University of Dar-es-Salaam in Tanzania was appointed as Deputy Chief Justice in 2020.
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