Lawyers demand public scorecards in judges appointment

LEGAL experts have called for the publishing of scorecards used to consider the appointment of judges in Zimbabwe to improve transparency in the process.

The lawyers also called for the independence of the process from political influence to avoid undermining one of the profession’s mandates of being independent.

Speaking at the Law Society of Zimbabwe Summer School conference on Friday last week, law consultant Justice Mavedzenge said the existing process lacks transparency, especially on the President’s powers to appoint judges.

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