The Chief Judge says there is “crying need” for more judges to be appointed to the Federal High Court.
Despite an urgent need for more judges to address its huge backlog of cases, the Federal High Court is, for now, considering filling only six of the 28 existing vacancies on its bench.exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES“The appointment of judges is a very tough process; it is so tedious because it is intricately tied to funding. If you must appoint a judge, you provide courtroom, support staff , security personnel among others.
“You have to provide a befitting car and accommodation. But considering what the economy is now, those are not things you can easily put in place. “Mind you, all these things have to be catered for from the court’s budget; no other authority has responsibility for it. The NJC insists that every requirement for the appointment of judges must be on ground – the facilities and everything for their inspection before you go ahead with the recruitment,” Mr Tsoho said.
Statutorily, the court has a full complement of 100 judges, Mr Tsoho said, citing the Federal High Court Act, 2013. But due to deaths, retirements, and elevation to the Court of Appeal bench, the number of judges of the court, which was 87 at some point, is currently 72.National Judicial Council “In 2019 while we were preparing for the 2020 budget, what we proposed was actually the appointment of 21 judges.
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