Court of Appeal (Organization and Administration) Act

9. Seniority of Judges

Edition: 2022-12-31 · In force

9. Seniority of Judges

(1)The judges of the Court shall rank in the following order of seniority —

(a)the President of the Court;

(b)presiding judges of the Station or Court, all of whom shall rank according to the date upon which they were appointed as judges of appeal; and

(c)other judges, according to the date upon which they were appointed.

(2)Where two judges or presiding judges were appointed on the same day, their seniority shall be determined according to the order in which their names appeared in the instrument of appointment.

(3)In relation to each session of the Court, the senior most judge shall be the presiding judge of that session of the Court,Provided that where the President of the Court is sitting in any session of the Court, the President of the Court shall be the presiding judge at that Station.

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Source: Kenya Law