Another eight lawyers aspiring to fill a single vacant
position on the Administrative Court bench will also write the aptitude test
today.
Aptitude and behaviour are equally important in determining
whether an individual is a good match for the job of being a judge, and the
interviews can help refine the choices. For appointment to the Supreme Court
and the Constitutional Court, the judge’s record on the High Court will be the
main criterion. If they are able to maintain a good work rate and have
exceptionally few reversals of judgement when cases go on appeal they will in
with a chance.
But at the High Court and Administrative Court level,
aspiring judges come from a wide range of backgrounds. All are, of course,
qualified and experienced legal practitioners, that is law graduates with a
fair degree of working experience. Some will have had careers as magistrates
and regional magistrates; some will be specialist advocates in private practice
dealing with points of law and court work; some will be experienced attorneys,
covering a wider range of legal work, but often at a more routine level.
Because of a candidate’s prior work experience, it may be
easy to determine if they have the necessary skills and experience.
Sixty-six valid nominations have been received and accepted
as aspiring candidates seeking to join the High Court and Administrative Court
benches.
The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) secretary, Mr Walter
Chikwanha, confirmed the list in a statement.
“The nominated candidates are required to attend the first
stage of the interviews on 8 April 2024 at the Rainbow Towers Hotel, Harare at
0900 hours. Candidates are expected to bring their laptops and those who do not
bring laptops will not be allowed into the interview.”
A human resources consultancy firm usually conducts the
behavioural tests for the JSC, as the commission wants objectivity and
professionalism in the whole process.
The results from the tests are not disclosed to the public.
The significance of the tests is simply to show the kind of
person the JSC are meeting at the interviews.
It reveals the aspiring judge’s decisiveness on issues and
the candidate’s behaviour.
There is no limitation on what a panel interviewing
candidates can do to gain as much information about the candidate as possible.
High profile candidates contesting for the 10 vacancies at the High Court include veteran human rights activist Arnold Tsunga, Advocate David Ochieng, Advocate Choice Damiso, Deputy Commissioner Naison Chivayo, Wilbert Mandinde, Tinofara Kudakwashe Hove, Hungwe Musindo Dunhira and Chief Magistrate Faith Mushure. Herald
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